Robert Schumann's dramatic music remains, for the most part, undiscovered and therefore performed infrequently. Genoveva, Das Paradies und die Peri, Manfred, and Scenen aus Goethes Faust are comprised of some of Schumann's most beautiful music from his last stylistic period. Schumann envisioned a national German opera that had a complete union of text and music and a plot based upon the supernatural and mythical German legends. His lofty aspiration was to raise the dramatic music of his time to the high standards of the literary culture. Composing dramatic music for Goethe's Faust was a challenging endeavor for Schumann. Scenen aus Goethes Faust was a project that he struggled with from 1844-1853 because of both the text and the grand scale of the piece. One purpose of an analysis of the structure and content of Schumann's Scenen aus Goethes Faust and Goethe's poetry is to facilitate the solo vocal performer's interpretation. Utilizing selected scenes from Scenen aus Goethes Faust; "Scene im Garten" from Part I, "Sonnenaufgang," and "Mitternacht" from Part II and "Hier ist die Aussicht frei" from Part III, this research paper will define important recurring musical motives, assess Schumann's usage of contrasting vocal genres and their relationship to the unfolding drama, explore important vocal performance issues for the baritone and soprano soloists and investigate the manner in which Schumann uses the orchestra to depict and communicate the meaning of Goethe's text. Schumann's method of setting Goethe's text will also be examined, as the ability to comprehend the poetic text was of primary importance.

De flesta piratkopior som sprids har sitt ursprung i en subkultur som de inblandade själva kallar för kort och gott Scenen. Det är en verksamhet där olika grupper tävlar mot varandra i att vara först med att lägga ut en piratkopia av ett nytt spel, program eller film. Det är en starkt organiserad verksamhet där grupperna jobbar efter givna regler och ramar. Uppsatsens syfte är att dels reda ut hur verksamheten fungerar men också att se varför invididerna väljer att delta trots de stora risker som deras deltagande är förknippat med. Med hjälp av Bourdieu och Thornton försöker uppsattsen reda ut vad det är som värderas inom subkulturen och vad individerna får ut av sitt engagemang.

<p>De flesta piratkopior som sprids har sitt ursprung i en subkultur som de inblandade själva kallar för kort och gott Scenen. Det är en verksamhet där olika grupper tävlar mot varandra i att vara först med att lägga ut en piratkopia av ett nytt spel, program eller film. Det är en starkt organiserad verksamhet där grupperna jobbar efter givna regler och ramar. Uppsatsens syfte är att dels reda ut hur verksamheten fungerar men också att se varför invididerna väljer att delta trots de stora risker som deras deltagande är förknippat med. Med hjälp av Bourdieu och Thornton försöker uppsattsen reda ut vad det är som värderas inom subkulturen och vad individerna får ut av sitt engagemang.</p>

The purpose has been to examine the textile artist Viveka Nygrens ́s artistry and her abstract textile expression between the years 1985 and up to 2000. This is done through an examination of Nygren ́s textile production in general and in detail through an examination of the textile expression in color, shape, and weaving techniques in two selected works. Furthermore, both the existence of the abstract expression in textile art during Nygren ́s time and the contemporary art field ́s views on and values about the relationship between art and art and craft are studied. This is done through a case study of the exhibition catalogs from the Scandinavian art triennials that were carried out within the chosen time frame.  Issues is:  What does Nygren ́s textile artistic look like? What choices does she make in her craft, regarding technology and materials? How does she use the hand weaving techniques in the abstract expression? What does the abstract textile art scene look like during the period 1985 – 2000? Are handwoven techniques used and what do the textile work look like? Are there actors who express opinions about the relationship between art and art and crafts? Theoretically, the essay is based on the concepts of art and art and craft and the field of tension that prevails between them. On the one hand it is about a creative relationship between art and art and craft, which is based on knowledge and creativity, in an individual and on the other hand it is about the excitement, in society and the field of art, in the question of what art is and what is art and craft. The survey showed that the non-imaginative abstract expression dominated the textile art scene and interest in weaving techniques fell sharply in the last year of 1995. The survey showed that the relationship between art and art and craft was very tense for each triennial. In the essay ́s investigation of the textile triennials, it emerged that on the textile art scene there has been a shift from an art form based on a craft tradition to one among other techniques on the art scene. Thus, it can also be stated that Viveka Nygren ́s artistic starting points were a craftmanship that served under her abstract art expression.