Schumann's Music and E. T. A. Hoffmann's Fiction

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-316-50650-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 581 g

Four of Schumann's great masterpieces of the 1830s - Carnaval, Fantasiestücke, Kreisleriana and Nachtstücke - are connected to the fiction of E. T. A. Hoffmann. In this book, John MacAuslan traces Schumann's stylistic shifts during this period to offer insights into the expressive musical patterns that give shape, energy and individuality to each work. MacAuslan also relates the works to Schumann's reception of Bach, Beethoven, Novalis and Jean Paul, and focuses on primary sources in his wide-ranging discussion of the broader intellectual and aesthetic contexts. Uncovering lines of influence from Schumann's reading to his writings, and reflecting on how the aesthetic concepts involved might be used today, this book transforms the way Schumann's music and its literary connections can be understood and will be essential reading for musicologists, performers and listeners with an interest in Schumann, early nineteenth-century music and German Romantic culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Macauslan, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik Geschichte der Musik: Romantik (ca. 1830-1900)
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musiktheorie, Musikästhetik, Kompositionslehre
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musikkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Installations-, Aktions-, Computer- und Videokunst

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Chrysalis, 1827–34: Schumann's emergence as a literary composer; 2. Notions of resonance and expression; 3. A musical carnival, 1834–7: Carnaval, op. 9; 4. Form, content and conception; 5. Dream images, 1837: Fantasiestücke, op. 12; 6. 'In possession of the secret', 1836–8: Schumann's stylistic evolution; 7. New worlds, 1838: Kreisleriana, op. 16; 8. Associations and expressiveness in Schumann's 'Hoffmann works'; 9. Anti-matter, 1839–40: Nachtstücke, op. 23; 10. 'The closed book': interpreting aesthetic entities; Appendices: Appendix 1. Concordance of Novalis excerpts; Appendix 2. Novalis and the Schumann of 1828; Appendix 3. Extracts from selected German original texts.

Über Autor(innen)

Macauslan, John
John MacAuslan is an independent scholar who holds a Ph.D. in music. He worked for many years in Her Majesty's Treasury, the National Gallery and as a Civil Service Commissioner, as well as working for the NGO War Child.