Researching the song : a lexicon / Shirlee Emmons and Wilbur Watkin Lewis.
| Author/creator | Emmons, Shirlee |
| Other author | Lewis, Wilbur Watkin. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2006. |
| Description | xiii, 507 pages ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | From Zelter and Schubert to Rorem and Musto, this book serves as a guide for performers, teachers, and enthusiasts to the art song repertoire. Its more than 2,000 carefully researched entries supply information on most of the mythological, historical, geographical, and literary references contained in western art song. The authors explain the meaning of less familiar literary terms, figures, and authors referenced in song while placing songs in the context of larger literary sources. Readers will find entries dealing with art songs from the German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, South American, Greek, Finnish, Scandinavian, and both American and British English repertoires. Sources, narratives, and explanations of major song cycles are also given. Organized alphabetically, the lexicon includes brief biographies of poets, lists of composers who set each poet's work, bibliographic materials, and brief synopses of major works from which song texts were taken, including the plots of all Restoration theater works containing Purcell's vocal music. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2005001658 |
| ISBN | 0195152026 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195152029 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML102.S6 E46 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |