Kenny, Aisling
(2008)
Considering Music and Poetry in Josephine Lang’s Goethe
Lieder.
Maynooth Musicology: Postgraduate Journal, 1.
pp. 121-139.
Abstract
Josephine Lang (1815-1880) was one of countless composers who set
Goethe’s poetry to music. She set thirteen of his poems in total, most of
which were composed from 1830 to 1840, a most prolific period during
which she composed some of her finest Lieder. Lang’s Goethe settings
are unique among her Lieder output in that his poetry, (like the poetry
of Heinrich Heine) elicited a sophisticated musical response from her.
Lang excelled at the challenge of interpreting the poetry of these two
major literary figures and, in her songs, identified with what Henry
Hatfield deemed as Goethe’s ‘pouring forth of emotion’ in his art. Her
preference for Goethe’s poetry in the early stages of her career is highly
significant. Analysing her approach to text setting can aid a deepening
of our understanding of Lang as a composer of Lieder, while also
examining how Goethe’s poetry can be interpreted in song.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Music; Poetry; Josephine Lang; Goethe Lieder; Maynooth Musicology; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > Music |
| Item ID: |
9460 |
| Depositing User: |
IR Editor
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| Date Deposited: |
09 May 2018 11:14 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Maynooth Musicology: Postgraduate Journal |
| Publisher: |
Maynooth Musicology |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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