Screen LibraryClara Schumann studies /
"Since the 1980s, when she re-emerged from the peripheries into a more central position in music studies, Clara Schumann (1819-1896) has exerted an enduring fascination over the scholarly and popular imagination. Revisionist biographies, the uncovering of primary sources (diaries, letters, memo...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge composer studies. |
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"Since the 1980s, when she re-emerged from the peripheries into a more central position in music studies, Clara Schumann (1819-1896) has exerted an enduring fascination over the scholarly and popular imagination. Revisionist biographies, the uncovering of primary sources (diaries, letters, memorabilia), and filmic and literary depictions of Schumann have all brought into sharper focus the details and reception of her life, while simultaneously drawing attention to how much there is still to learn about her creativity. This book brings together a team of leading scholars to reappraise Clara Schumann in three particular respects: first, by delving deeper into her social and musical contexts; secondly, by offering fresh analytical perspectives on her songs and instrumental music; and thirdly, by reconsidering her legacy as a pianist and teacher"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xx, 307 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-300) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781108489843 1108489842 9781108747677 1108747671 |
| Index Number: | ML417 |
| CLC: | J605.516 |
| Call Number: | J605.516/C591 |
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Introduction : Clara Schumann in the musicological imagination / Clara and Robert Schumann's circles in Dresden : 'I take the liberty to request from you an invitation [...] to your musical matinee' / Disillusionment and patriotism : Clara and Robert Schumann in the wake of the 1848-1849 revolutions / Softened, smudged, erased : Punctuation and continuity in Clara Schumann's Lieder / A way with words : Expressive declamation in Clara Schumann's songs / Clara Schumann and the nineteenth-century piano concerto / Clara Schumann and Bach / Formal innovation and virtuosity in Clara Schumann's Piano trio in G minor, op. 17 / Contextualizing Clara Schumann's Romanzen / The young prophetess in performance / Clara Schumann's compositional and concertizing strategies, and Robert Schumann's piano sets / Clara : Robert's posthumous androgyne / Clara Schumann, 'Clara Schumann', and the American press / Clara Schumann's legacy as a teacher / |