Intimacy, Performance, and the Lied in the Early Nineteenth Century

Intimacy, Performance, and the Lied in the Early Nineteenth Century
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 9780253035806
ISBN-13 : 0253035805
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Download or read book Intimacy, Performance, and the Lied in the Early Nineteenth Century written by Jennifer Ronyak and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The German lied, or art song, is considered one of the most intimate of all musical genres—often focused on the poetic speaker's inner world and best suited for private and semi-private performance in the home or salon. Yet, problematically, any sense of inwardness in lieder depends on outward expression through performance. With this paradox at its heart, Intimacy, Performance, and the Lied in the Early Nineteenth Century explores the relationships between early nineteenth-century theories of the inward self, the performance practices surrounding inward lyric poetry and song, and the larger conventions determining the place of intimate poetry and song in the public concert hall. Jennifer Ronyak studies the cultural practices surrounding lieder performances in northern and central Germany in the first quarter of the nineteenth century, demonstrating how presentations of lieder during the formative years of the genre put pressure on their sense of interiority. She examines how musicians responded to public concern that outward expression would leave the interiority of the poet, the song, or the performer unguarded and susceptible to danger. Through this rich performative paradox Ronyak reveals how a song maintains its powerful intimacy even during its inherently public performance.


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