The German Lied after Hugo Wolf: From Hans Pfitzner to Anton Webern (Paperback)

Contents: Mapping Aesthetic and Cultural Boundaries ? Landscaping German Song ? Modernism: Exploring Convergence and Divergence ? Genre: The Changing Identity and Function of the Lied ? Musical Perspectives: Tradition and New Directions ? Lieder Composers ? Hans Pfitzner: Traditionalist or Regressive Modernist? ? Hanns Eisler: The Lied as Medium for Heightened Social Awareness ? Paul Hindemith: The Challenge of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Das Marienleben ? Arnold Schonberg: Re-thinking Musical Interpretation of the Poetic Text ? Alban Berg and Anton Webern: Refining and Redefining the Lied.