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Ch 3, 4

Ch 3, 4. The Art Song Franz Schubert. Erlkönig. A page from the first edition. Art Song (German Lied ). OLD, but V Popular in Romantic era “Pop” music Voice + piano Excellent poetry! Much variety: poetry subjects & music styles

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Ch 3, 4

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  1. Ch 3, 4 The Art Song Franz Schubert

  2. Erlkönig A page from the first edition

  3. Art Song (German Lied) • OLD, but V Popular in Romantic era • “Pop” music • Voice + piano • Excellent poetry! • Much variety: poetry subjects & music styles • Song cycle = a set of art songs that function like chapters in a book.

  4. A Schubert Evening with Joseph von Spaun Moritz von Schwind

  5. Schubert • Post-patronage. • S sold his songs. • S avoided nobility. • Best known for art songs >600! • Schubert = melody

  6. Log Schubert Erlkönig German Lied I= poetry by Goethe (the best) intensely emotional plot through-composed singer projects four persons ConnectKamien

  7. Erlkönig singer projects four persons & their voices: narrator--begins tale father--lower pitch, darker tone color, soothing tone & melody child--higher pitch that becomes increasingly higher with fright Erkönig--alluring, beguiling, sinister ConnectKamien

  8. The Trout • most popular art song • so popular, Schubert was asked to write instrumental piece on melody • trite but meaningful story!

  9. Simplicity Innocence Gentleness Goodness Complexity Treachery Brutality Evil The Erlkingand The TroutRomantic traits: COEXIST 1. 2. Contradicting emotions & moods 3. Irony The very definitions of “art” and “beauty” are challenged!

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