Originality and complexity: An analysis of Robert Schumann's "Gesaenge der Fruehe", Opus 133
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Title
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Originality and complexity: An analysis of Robert Schumann's "Gesaenge der Fruehe", Opus 133
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:759118cde0ba:11643
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identifier
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12266
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Creator
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Chung, Eunjoo,
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Contributor
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Ruth DeFord | L. Poundie Burstein
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Date
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2013
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Music
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Abstract
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In October 1853, Schumann wrote a set of five character pieces for piano entitled Gesange der Fruhe. During mid-1853, when Schumann composed this cycle, his creative energy was at its peak, as he exhibited remarkable pace and productivity. Schumann's unswerving enthusiasm for the Gesange and its publication, which occurred in November 1855 as his Opus 133, is attested by many letters to his confidants during his final years. Perhaps due to the noticeably distinct compositional style of the Gesange, as well as Schumann's mental illness during his late years that has been a source of much prejudice regarding his late compositions, relatively scant attention in both pedagogical and performing venues has been paid to this last piano cycle of Schumann. A comprehensive analytical study of the five Gesange helps reveal much of this work's distinct compositional style, which represents both influences from the past and Schumann's personal originality.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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D.M.A.
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Program
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Music
