Performances of Fitrabras and the other Schubert operas have been very rare. Parts of Fierrabras were given in concert form in Vienna in 1853 and again in 1858. The first stage production was in Karlsruhe, February 9, 1897, but the music was revised for that performance by 0. Neitzel and the text by F. Mottl. The text was translated into French for a production in Brussels in 1926. A concert version was also heard in London in 1938. None of these performances, with the possible exception of the one in Brussels, was in the original version. It has always been assumed that the work could not be performed as it stands; at any rate, no one has ever tried. True, there are certain problems in production, especially in the rapid shift of scenes in the third act, but modern stage technique could undoubtedly conquer such difficulties easily.

The arrangement of movements in the Grand Sonata in B flat follows traditional classical lines, as is true of almost all the Schubert sonatas. A complete structural analysis of the work reveals some modifications in the architecture of individual movements; this is especially evident in the first movement. The departures from usual treatment of first movement sonata form may be classified as follows: 1. Developmental procedures begin in the exposition. 2. The second subject begins in a distantly related key. 3. The development section stresses melodic treatment rather than contrapuntal technique. The second movement is in ternary form and exhibits little irregularity in structure. The movement is an excellent example of the employment of an accompaniment figure as a unifying element.

The significance of a complete analysis of Schubert's orchestral larger works is self-evident to musicians and scholars. In the literature today one may find adequate analysis of many of the larger choral and orchestral works of the various masters, but rarely is it possible for one to secure a scholarly and intelligent analysis and interpretation of the smaller forms, especially the vocal works. Perhaps the reason for this state is the lack of interest in many of the aspects and phases of song literature as vocalists and teachers have probably been more concerned with the artistic rendition of the songs rather than an academic approach. But with the turn of the present decade, a decided interest has become apparent in musicological scholarship and the present study is but one evidence of the trend toward critical and academic analysis of smaller forms heretofore omitted in music literature.

The following analysis of Franz Schubert's (1797-1828) song cycle Schwanengesang (1828) was undertaken in the hope that such a treatment of the final contributions of this important master of song literature would prove of interest to students of this field.The materials examined comprise the fourteen songs collectively known as Schwanengesang (Dying Strains), taken from the G. Schirmer's Edition of Schubert's Songs with English translations by Theodore Baker. From a synopsis of the art song concluded with critical remarks on Schubert's style and contributions to the art of writing songs, the author has proceeded to a few general statements on the song cycle itself. This is followed by an analysis of each song from the point of view of the text, the general harmonic scheme, the vocal line, and the function and type of accompaniment.

by Liu Hoi-ying April. / Thesis submitted in: December 2003. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-113). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Preface --- p.i-v / Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1. --- Chapter one: The History of the Romantic Lied --- p.7 / Chapter 2. --- Chapter two: Literature Review --- p.24 / Chapter 3. --- Chapter three: Lieder Analyses --- p.46 / Chapter 4. --- Chapter four: Summary and Conclusion --- p.100 / Chapter 5. --- Selected Bibliography --- p.110 / Chapter 6. --- Appendix A: Statistics / Chapter - --- Table w: Lieder set by Schubert from 1811-1828; statistical information on setting method (strophic vs through-composed) --- p.113 / Chapter - --- Table x: Schubert's Lieder settings from 1811-1828 of Goethe's poems; statistical information on setting method (strophic vs through-composed) --- p.114 / Chapter - --- Table y: Chronological statistical analysis for setting method (strophic vs through-composed) and related poet for all Schubert's Lieder from 1811-1828. --- p.115 / Chapter - --- Table z: Loewe's strophic Lieder settings collected in Max Runze's edition4 --- p.124 / Chapter 7. --- Appendix B: English Translation of Goethe's poems --- p.127

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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2009. / Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on August 10, 2009). A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Comparative Literature. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M. Mus.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Music Theory, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Sept. 11, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 41). Also issued in print.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-11, Section: A, page: 4030. Adviser: William Kinderman. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 261-272) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-06-27Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:56:12Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 biancolino_t_me_ia.pdf: 8518794 bytes, checksum: e0883b41634079e4cc679ac8ef255b1d (MD5) / Os escritos estéticos dos autores do Frühromantik (Primeiro Romantismo), surgidos a partir das duas últimas décadas do século XVIII, constituíram a base do pensamento do Romantismo musical alemão. De vital importância dentro desta nova concepção estética foi o entendimento da música instrumental como a manifestação mais nobre das artes, algo que ia contra o preceito que vigorara até então, segundo o qual a música sem voz possuía pouco valor, por ser incapaz, apenas por meio de sons, de imitar o mundo físico e despertar sentimentos nos ouvintes. Paralelamente a esse processo, o piano - cujos primeiros modelos bem sucedidos surgiram entre 1698 e 1730 - ganhou maior repertório no último quarto do século XVIII e, ao mesmo tempo, passou a ser utilizado como substituto de formações instrumentais maiores, em reduções de sinfonias e óperas. Este trabalho trata da importância que os fenômenos de valorização da música instrumental, da formação da linguagem do piano e da utilização deste instrumento enquanto redutor da orquestra exerceram no aparecimento do Lied em princípios do século XIX, um gênero híbrido entre música e poesia e entre música vocal e música instrumental, que se contrapôs à tradição da canção estrófica setecentista. Mais especificamente, esta pesquisa investiga em qual medida a composição da parte do piano do ciclo de canções Winterreise (1827) de Franz Schubert foi realizada sobre a idéia de evocação de sonoridades de outros instrumentos, tomando por base similaridades de escrita entre determinadas passagens da obra de Schubert e aquelas retiradas de obras sinfônicas e de câmara, do próprio Schubert e de outros compositores que representaram grandes influências suas, especialmente Haydn, Mozart e Beethoven. / The aesthetic writings by Frühromantik (Early Romantic) authors, which appeared during the last decades of the eighteenth century, became the basis of German musical conception of Romanticism. Fundamentally important that new aesthetic idea was the undestanding of instrumental music as the noblest manifestation of arts, which was against the old precept that music without singing was worthless, as it was incapable of imitating the physical world and reviving the listener's sentiments. Simultaneously, the repertoire for piano - which early successful model appeared between 1698 and 1730 - was substantially increased during the last quarter of the eighteenth century and, at the same time, gradually started to be used as a substitute for larger instrumental groups, and reductions of symphonies and operas. The present work discusses how the phenomena of instrumental music valorization, piano idiom formation and its use as a substitute for an orchestra (piano reduction) influenced the advent of Lied at the beginning of the nineteenth century - a hybrid genre between music and poetry - and between vocal and instrumental music, in opposition to the eughteenth century strophic song tradition. More specifically, this research examines how much of the piano accompaniment of Fraz Schubert's song cycle Winterreise (1827) was based on the idea of the evocation of the sonorities of other instruments, using as evidence stylistic similarities between some of the passages from Schubert's works and those extracted from symphonic and chamber pieces - by both Schubert himself and other composers, notably his major influences: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.