The Cambridge Companion to the Lied [Paperback]

This is an introductory chronicle of the Lied and places it in its full context, first published in 2004.Beginning several generations before Schubert, the Lied first appears as domestic entertainment and was to move beyond the home to the symphony hall. This is the first introductory chronicle of this fascinating genre and places the Lied in its full context--at once musical, literary, and cultural--with chapters devoted to focal composers, influence of the Lied on other musical genres, use as a musical commodity, and issues of performance. The volume is framed by a chronology and also contains a comprehensive bibliography.Beginning several generations before Schubert, the Lied first appears as domestic entertainment and was to move beyond the home to the symphony hall. This is the first introductory chronicle of this fascinating genre and places the Lied in its full context--at once musical, literary, and cultural--with chapters devoted to focal composers, influence of the Lied on other musical genres, use as a musical commodity, and issues of performance. The volume is framed by a chronology and also contains a comprehensive bibliography.Several generations before Schubert, the Lied emerged as domestic entertainment destined to move beyond the home to the symphony hall. This introductory chronicle of this fascinating genre analyzes the Lied in its musical, literary, and cultural contexts--with chapters devoted to focal composers; influence of the Lied on other musical genres; use as a musical commodity and issues of performance. The volume includes a chronology and a comprehensive bibliography.Notes on the contributors; Acknowledgments; The Lied in context: a chronology; Names and dates mentioned in this Volume; Part I. Introducing a Genre: 'Introduction: Why the Lied?' James Parsons: 1. 'In the beginning was poetry' Jane Brown; Part II. The Birth and Early History of a Genre in the Age of Enlightenment: 2. The eighteenth-century Lied James Parsons; 3. The Liederl³"