Death in Winterreise : musico-poetic associations in Schubert's song cycle /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Suurpää, Lauri, 1964-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, [2014]
Series:	Musical meaning and interpretation.
Subjects:	Schubert, Franz, > 1797-1828. > Winterreise. Song cycles > Analysis, appreciation. Songs > Texts. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Genesis and narrative of Winterreise
Winterreise in context
Text-music relationships : five propositions
Musico-poetic associations : principles of analysis
The emergence of death as a positive option : "Der greise Kopf"
Death contemplated : "Die Krähe"
From hope for the past to hope for the future : "Letzte Hoffnung"
Reflecting lost hope : "Im Dorfe," "Der stürmische Morgen," and "Täuschung"
Choosing death : "Der Wegweiser"
Death eludes the wanderer : "Das Wirtshaus"
Reflecting on the inability to find death : "Mut," "Die Nebensonnen," and "Der Leiermann"
The song cycle as a genre : some recent views
Winterreise as a cycle
Epilogue : the meaning of death in Winterreise.