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A landmark in Sibelius scholarship, this is the first book that presents all of Sibelius's solo art songs in their musical and aesthetic context. Indispensable for scholars and performers alike.
This is the first book to discuss the complete solo art songs of Jean Sibelius and to locate them in their musical, literary and artistic context. The book is organized around the poets Sibelius set to music and the literary themes associated with them, thus providing invaluable information for the scholar, student and performer. The musical and aesthetic contextualisation of the songs will help to enable new interpretations on the performance stage.
This is the first book to discuss the complete solo art songs of Jean Sibelius and to locate them in their musical, literary and artistic context. The book is organized around the poets Sibelius set to music and the literary themes associated with them, thus providing invaluable information for the scholar, student and performer. The musical and aesthetic contextualisation of the songs will help to enable new interpretations on the performance stage.
Price: $190.00
Pages: 436
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Boydell Press
Publication Date:
05 December 2023
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9781783277810
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Art music, orchestral and formal music, MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard, MUSIC / Printed Music / General, POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors), POETRY / European / General, Keyboard instruments
Music historians and researchers of Scandinavian music and composers will enjoy the historical information, comparisons between Sibelius and his Scandinavian contemporaries, and discussions of Norse mythology and the folklore of the region. Djupsjöbacka provides a lens into works of Sibelius that may be overlooked in favor of his symphonies and also offers readers insight into his use of words, poetry, and language.
1. Wrestling with the text
2. Sibelius and the poems of the idealistic realist Runeberg
3. Idle wishes and summer nights
4. Diamonds and tears - Runeberg's contemporaries in Finland
5. Longing for the eternal - 19th-century poets from Sweden
6. Realism and emerging symbolism
7. Solace of the harp, song to my tongue - other 19th -century poets in Sweden
8. Rapid riders and hoodwinked women
9. Betrayal, urbanity and decadence
10. O, kämst du doch!
11. A last Kalevala excursion
Appendix
List of Sibelius's songs by opus number
Alphabetical list of Sibelius's songs without opus numbers
Alphabetical list of Sibelius's songs by English title
Alphabetical list of Sibelius's poets
Text of the two lost songs, op. 72 nos. 1 and 2
Text to the melodrama Ett ensamt skidspår (Gripenberg)
Bibliography
2. Sibelius and the poems of the idealistic realist Runeberg
3. Idle wishes and summer nights
4. Diamonds and tears - Runeberg's contemporaries in Finland
5. Longing for the eternal - 19th-century poets from Sweden
6. Realism and emerging symbolism
7. Solace of the harp, song to my tongue - other 19th -century poets in Sweden
8. Rapid riders and hoodwinked women
9. Betrayal, urbanity and decadence
10. O, kämst du doch!
11. A last Kalevala excursion
Appendix
List of Sibelius's songs by opus number
Alphabetical list of Sibelius's songs without opus numbers
Alphabetical list of Sibelius's songs by English title
Alphabetical list of Sibelius's poets
Text of the two lost songs, op. 72 nos. 1 and 2
Text to the melodrama Ett ensamt skidspår (Gripenberg)
Bibliography