Brahms and the German spirit

The music of Johannes Brahms is deeply colored, Daniel Beller-McKenna shows, by nineteenth-century German nationalism and by Lutheran religion. Focusing on the composer's choral works, the author offers new insight on the cultural grounding for Brahms's music. Music historians have been re...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Beller-McKenna, Daniel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Brahms, Johannes, > 1833-1897 > Criticism and interpretation.
Brahms, Johannes, > 1833-1897 > Political and social views.
Brahms, Johannes, > 1833-1897
1800-1899
Music > Germany > 19th century > History and criticism.
Nationalism in music.
Nationalisme dans la musique.
Music
Nationalism in music
Political and social views
Germany
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction: Brahms and the German Spirit
  • 2 Religion, Language, and Luther's Bible
  • 3 Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45, and the Apocalyptic Paradigm
  • 4 The Triumphlied, Op. 55, and the Apocalyptic Moment
  • 5 Gebet einer König: National Prayers in the Fest- und Gedenksprüche, Op. 109
  • 6 Beyond the End
  • APPENDIX Longer Musical Examples
  • Notes
  • Index

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