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Ch 3, 4 The Art Song Franz Schubert Erlkönig A page from the first edition.

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2 Ch 3, 4 The Art Song Franz Schubert

3 Erlkönig A page from the first edition

4 Art Song (German Lied) OLD, but V Popular in Romantic era “Pop” music Voice + piano Excellent poetry! Much variety: poetry subjects & music styles Song cycle = a set of art songs that function like chapters in a book.

5 A Schubert Evening with Joseph von Spaun Moritz von Schwind

6 Schubert Post-patronage. S sold his songs. S avoided nobility. Best known for art songs >600! Schubert = melody

7 Log Schubert Erlkönig German Lied I=poetry by Goethe (the best) intensely emotional plot through-composed singer projects four persons ConnectKamien

8 Erlkönig singer projects four persons & their voices: narrator--begins tale father--lower pitch, darker tone color, soothing tone & melody child--higher pitch that becomes increasingly higher with fright Erkönig--alluring, beguiling, sinister ConnectKamien

9 The Trout most popular art song so popular, Schubert was asked to write instrumental piece on melody trite but meaningful story!

10 The Erlking and The Trout Romantic traits: Simplicity Innocence Gentleness Goodness Complexity Treachery Brutality Evil COEXISTCOEXIST 2.Contradicting emotions & moods 3.Irony The very definitions of “art” and “beauty” are challenged! 1.


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