The collaboration of Schubert and the poet Wilhelm M�ller produced some of the best loved of nineteenth-century lieder - in particular the song cycle Die sch�ne M�llerin. Professor Youens shows us how this archetypal tale of love and rejection, which has its origins in medieval romance, Minnesong and popular German legend, is reflected in the poet's own experience, the realms of art and life intertwining. Professor Youens considers other poets' explorations of the theme of a miller maid and her suitors, and looks at ...
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The collaboration of Schubert and the poet Wilhelm M�ller produced some of the best loved of nineteenth-century lieder - in particular the song cycle Die sch�ne M�llerin. Professor Youens shows us how this archetypal tale of love and rejection, which has its origins in medieval romance, Minnesong and popular German legend, is reflected in the poet's own experience, the realms of art and life intertwining. Professor Youens considers other poets' explorations of the theme of a miller maid and her suitors, and looks at other musical settings of M�ller's mill poems. But above all she examines M�ller's permutation of the literary legends as an exploration of erotic obsession, delusion, frenzy, disillusionment and death and the way in which Schubert crucially altered M�ller's vision when the poetic cycle became a musical text.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: 052156364X.