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Brahms and His Poets: A Handbook

Brahms and His Poets: A Handbook

Loges, Natasha

Paperback

Classical MusicMusic Instruction: GeneralMusic Reference

ISBN10: 1783275022
ISBN13: 9781783275021
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: Mar 20 2020
Pages: 496
Weight: 1.80
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.80
Language: English
Covering Brahms's 32 song opuses published during four decades of song-writing, this book offers a way of understanding what Brahms believed to be the right poetic basis for his immortal music.

Johannes Brahms's much-loved solo songs continue to be enjoyed in recordings and on recital stages all over the world. This book provides a wealth of information on the poets whose words he set, many of whom are still unfamiliar.A substantial introduction explores the multiple meanings song-poetry held for Brahms and challenges the widely held opinion that he responded only to the general mood of a poem. It is followed by alphabetically organised essays on the forty-six poets whose verses he set. Each summarises the settings, Brahms's links to the poet, interconnections between the poets, and offers further context situating the poet within a wider literary, cultural and political landscape. The poets are revealed to be part of a deeply collegial cultural community of which Brahms was an active part.

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