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<p>The lied represents a fundamental form of expression of the cantability and of the relation of the melody with the poetic. And, although the model of the cultural lied could still be heard in the music of the 18th century in the compositions of the Viennese classical school - in Haydn folk songs and, especially, in forms somewhat akin to the aria of Mozart or Beethoven – the landmarks of this genre were established precisely by the romantics of the 19th century, representatives in most of the German school. Schubert, Schumann, Franz, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Wagner, Brahms, Wolf etc. transformed the song into a cultural art form, incorporating images of popular origin into literary-musical structures for voice and piano making use of technical possibilities and expressiveness specific to romanticism.</p>
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The lied represents a fundamental form of expression of the cantability and of the relation of the melody with the poetic. And, although the model of the cultural lied could still be heard in the music of the 18th century in the compositions of the Viennese classical school - in Haydn folk songs and, especially, in forms somewhat akin to the aria of Mozart or Beethoven – the landmarks of this genre were established precisely by the romantics of the 19th century, representatives in most of the German school. Schubert, Schumann, Franz, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Wagner, Brahms, Wolf etc. transformed the song into a cultural art form, incorporating images of popular origin into literary-musical structures for voice and piano making use of technical possibilities and expressiveness specific to romanticism.

9. The Romantic German Lied – An Overview

Associate Professor PhD., George Enescu” National University of Arts from Iași

Review of Artistic Education

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The lied represents a fundamental form of expression of the cantability and of the relation of the melody with the poetic. And, although the model of the...

9. The Romantic German Lied – An Overview

Pubblicato online: 24 giu 2021

Pagine: 71 - 77

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rae-2021-0009

Parole chiave
lied, Romanticism, cultural art form, vocal art

© 2021 Doina Dimitriu Ursachi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

9. The Romantic German Lied – An Overview

Pubblicato online: 24 giu 2021

Pagine: 71 - 77

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rae-2021-0009

Parole chiavelied, Romanticism, cultural art form, vocal art

© 2021 Doina Dimitriu Ursachi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
lied, Romanticism, cultural art form, vocal art