| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 308 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, music |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-294) and indexes. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Performer |
Songs on acc. CD performed by: Sharon Krebs, soprano ; Harald Krebs, piano ; Pamela Highbaugh Aloni, violoncello. |
| Summary |
Josephine Lang (1815-80) was one of the most gifted, respected, prolific, and widely published song composers of the nineteenth century, yet her life and works have remained virtually unknown. Now, this carefully researched, compelling, and poignant study recognizes the composer for her remarkable accomplishments. Based on years of study of unpublished letters, musical autographs, reviews, and the autobiographical poetry of Lang's husband, Reinhold Kostlin, the biographical portions of the book offer a stunning portrait of the composer as a woman and an artist. In-depth musical analyses interwoven with the biography will be illuminating to scholars and to musicians of all skill levels. The analyses reveal Lang's sensitivity to her chosen poetic texts, as well as the validity of her claim that her songs were her diary; the authors demonstrate that many of the songs are directly connected to the events of Lang's life. The analyses are illustrated by an abundance of musical examples, including a number of complete songs. A companion CD, on which the authors have recorded 30 songs by Lang, complements the text. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Contents |
Contents; Abbreviations; Genealogical Charts of Lang and Köstlin Families; Introduction; One: The Beginning of Josephine Lang's Compositional Career; Two: The 1830s: Significant Contacts and Friendships; Photo gallery; Three: Josephine Lang and Christian Reinhold Köstlin; Four: 1842 to 1856: The Early Years in Tübingen; Five: 1856 to 1867: The Difficult Years; Six: Lang's Final Years; Seven: Josephine Lang as a Person and as a Composer; Appendix: Thirty Songs of Josephine Lang, with Translations; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index of Cited Compositions; General Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lang, Josephine, 1815-1880.
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Lang, Josephine, 1815-1880. |
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Lang, Josephine. |
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Composers -- Germany -- Biography.
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Composers. |
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Germany. |
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Women composers -- Germany -- Biography.
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Women composers. |
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Krebs, Sharon.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Krebs, Harald, 1955- Josephine Lang. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 9780195173635 0195173635 (DLC) 2006008847 (OCoLC)65197806 |
| ISBN |
9780198038702 (electronic book) |
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0198038704 (electronic book) |
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0195173635 (alkaline paper) |
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9780195173635 (alkaline paper) |
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