The Schubert Song Companion - Softcover

Reed, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0719023920 ISBN 13: 9780719023927

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 1987

Synopsis

In his short life, Schubert wrote more than 600 songs, which were to become the foundation of the German lieder tradition. Now they are a mainstay of every lieder singer's repertoire and provide a constant source of surprises and delights for each generation of music lovers. This companion offers a survey of every song, detailing all the alternative versions and the abandoned torsos. English translations of all the texts are provided, together with discussions of the musical structures and guides to interpretation. Appendices explore the authors of Schubert's texts and tease out the thematic threads that run through his output and bind it into a creative unity.

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John Reed is a well-respected author.

Review

This reference book provides an encyclopaedic guide to every song by Schubert for solo voice and piano, 600 in all, including different versions, unfinished songs and variants.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719023920
• ISBN 13: 9780719023927
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 520