Music 1710F/G Lecture Notes - Erlking, Art Song
6 Feb 2013
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Art song lied german word for song. Strophic: same music for each unit of text (stanza) each new unit of music has the same tune. Through-composed: different music for each unit of text (stanza) durchkomponiert in german. Poetic stanzas replicate their form with each stanza end of lines 1-2 rhyme, as do lines 3-4 rhyme with each other. Repeating triplets represent riding through the woods swiftly. Stanza 2: father same singer voice pitch is in a lower register, shorter phrases than the child. Boy projects his voice in a more timid manner in a higher register, phrases are longer. Switches from triplets to a less insistent melody. Child: high register, higher with each stanza, short exclamations. Do you agree with goethe that zelter"s approach to text setting is superior to. One advantage of zelter"s strophic setting: the more repetition, the more the little changes in contrast have more effect they can often get lost if there is little repetition.
