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The songs of Edvard Grieg /

Edvard Grieg's 180 songs mirror his artistic and personal development more intimately than any of his other music, yet are still the least known part of his output. This definitive appraisal, now revised and updated, discusses every song, including those left only in manuscript and sketches at...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Foster, Beryl (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Norwegian
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Edvard Grieg's 180 songs mirror his artistic and personal development more intimately than any of his other music, yet are still the least known part of his output. This definitive appraisal, now revised and updated, discusses every song, including those left only in manuscript and sketches at the composer's death, set against the background of his life and times. It also deals with the poetry set, often chosen to reflect his current situation, and the poets, several of whom, including great figures of the day such as Ibsen and Bjornson, were his friends and colleagues. Grieg frequently bemoaned poor translations and indifferent performances, and the various editions and translations, from first publication to the present day, are also discussed, together with his own ideas for interpretation. Musical examples and ysis are included to give a closer understanding of Grieg's word-setting and harmonic development, although their performance is always kept paramount. BERYL FOSTER is a graduate of London University and studied singing in Colchester and at the Royal College of Music. As well as all the usual repertoire, since 1980 she has made a particular study of the songs of Grieg and other Norwegian composers, giving recitals, lectures and workshops in Britain, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and China. She is also a private teacher and festival adjudicator.
Notas:"Revised and updated for this edition"--Page 4 of cover
Originally published: Aldershot : Scolar Press, 1990.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 269 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-256) and indexes.
ISBN:9781846155925
1846155924