Death in Winterreise: Musico-Poetic Associations in Schubert's Song Cycle

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Contents preface ix acknowledgments xiii note on the translations of the poems xv part 1. Background 1. Genesis and narrative of Winterreise 3 2. Winterreise in Context 15 3. text-Music relationships: Five propositions 30 4. Musico-poetic associations: principles of analysis 42 part 2. Songs 5. The emergence of Death as a positive Option: 63 “Der greise Kopf” 6. Death Contemplated: “Die Krähe” 75 7. From Hope for the past to Hope for the Future: 85 “Letzte Hoffnung” 8. reflecting Lost Hope: 100 “im Dorfe,” “Der stürmische Morgen,” and “täuschung” 9. Choosing Death: “Der Wegweiser” 115 10. Death eludes the Wanderer: “Das Wirtshaus” 129 11. reflecting on the inability to Find Death: 141 “Mut,” “Die nebensonnen,” and “Der Leiermann” part 3. Cycle 12. The Song Cycle as a Genre: Some recent views 159 13. Winterreise as a Cycle 167 14. epilogue: The Meaning of Death in Winterreise 191 notes 197 references 211 index 219 This page intentionally left blank ...