| Edition |
First United States edition. |
| Description |
xxi, 502 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), music ; 19 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-500). |
| Contents |
Gute Nacht = Good night -- Die Wetterfahne = The weathervane -- Gefrorne Tränen = Frozen tears -- Erstarrung = Frozen stiff -- Der Lindenbaum = The linden tree -- Wasserflut = Flood -- Auf dem Flusse = On the stream -- Rückblick = Backwards glance -- Irrlicht = Will-o'-the-wisp -- Rast = Rest -- Frühlingstraum = Dream of spring -- Einsamkeit = Loneliness -- Die Post = The post -- Der greise Kopf = The old man's head -- Die Krähe = The crow -- Letzte Hoffnung = Last hope -- Im Dorfe = In the village -- Der stürmische Morgen = The stormy morning -- Täuschung = Delusion -- Der Wegweiser = The signpost -- Das Wirtshaus = The inn -- Mut = Courage -- Die Nebensonnen = The mock suns -- Die Leiermann = The hurdy-gurdy man -- Aftermath. |
| Summary |
Draws on the author's first-hand experience with Franz Schubert's "Winterreise," his musical knowledge, and his training as a scholar to explore the meanings of the songs comprising this masterpiece, one of the greatest pieces of music ever written for the male solo voice. |
| Subject |
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Winterreise -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Song cycles -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Song cycles. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Winterreise (Schubert, Franz) |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| ISBN |
9780307961631 (hardcover) $29.00 |
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030796163X (hardcover) |
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9780307961648 (ebook) |
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