Schubert's instrumental music and poetics of interpretation / René Rusch.

Author/creator Rusch, René author.
Format Book
Publication InfoBloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2023.
Descriptionxiii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesMusical meaning and interpretation
Musical meaning and interpretation. ^A589150
Contents Preface -- Schubert's musical reception and contemporary Schubert criticism -- Rethinking conceptions of unity -- The value of diatonic indeterminacy when traveling through tonal space -- Sonata forms, fantasias, and formal coherence -- Biography, music analysis, and the narrative impulse -- Beyond homage and critique: rethinking musical influence -- Closing remarks.
Abstract Music scholarship has been rethinking its understanding of Franz Schubert and his work. How might our modern aesthetic values, conceptions of Schubert's life, and historiographies affect how we interpret his music? This book examines the conditions that have prompted scholarship to reassess the composer's music and legacy. In six chapters, each devoted to one or two of Schubert's pieces, the author offers critical assessments of biographical and intertextual influence, investigates the role of narrative, and explores alternate forms of unity and coherence through updated analyses of the composer's instrumental works. Her comparative analyses and interpretations address four significant areas of scholarly focus in Schubert studies, including his use of chromaticism, his unique forms, the impact of events in his life, and the influence of Beethoven. Drawing from a range of philosophical, hermeneutic, historical, biographical, theoretical, and analytical sources, this book offers readers a unique and innovative foray into the poetics of contemporary analysis of Schubert's instrumental music and develops new ways to engage with his repertoire.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2023021592
ISBN9780253067388 (hardcover)
ISBN0253067383 (hardcover)
ISBN9780253067395 (paperback)
ISBN0253067391 (paperback)
ISBN(electronic book)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML410.S3 R87 2023 ✔ Available Place Hold