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Josephine Lang : her life and songs / Harald Krebs and Sharon Krebs.

Author/creator Krebs, Harald, 1955-
Other author/creatorKrebs, Sharon.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxiii, 308 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music ; 25 cm + 1 CD (4 3/4 in.)
Subject(s)
Contents The beginning of Josephine Lang's compositional career -- The 1830s: significant contacts and friendships -- Josephine Lang and Christian Reinhold Kostlin -- 1842 to 1856: the early years in Tubingen -- 1856 to 1867: the difficult years -- Lang's final years -- Josephine Lang as a person and as a composer -- Appendix. Thirty songs of Josephine Lang, with translations.
Abstract Josephine Lang (1815-80) was one of the most gifted, respected, prolific, and widely published song composers of the nineteenth century, yet her life and works have remained virtually unknown. Now, this carefully researched, compelling, and poignant study recognizes the composer for her remarkable accomplishments. Based on years of study of unpublished letters, musical autographs, reviews, and the autobiographical poetry of Lang's husband, Reinhold Kostlin, the biographical portions of the book offer a stunning portrait of the composer as a woman and an artist. In-depth musical analyses interwoven with the biography will be illuminating to scholars and to musicians of all skill levels. The analyses reveal Lang's sensitivity to her chosen poetic texts, as well as the validity of her claim that her songs were her diary; the authors demonstrate that many of the songs are directly connected to the events of Lang's life. The analyses are illustrated by an abundance of musical examples, including a number of complete songs. A companion CD, on which the authors have recorded 30 songs by Lang, complements the text.
Local noteJoyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING LOCATED AT CALL NUMBER: MusicLib CD-9637.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 291-294) and indexes.
Performer Songs on accompanying CD performed by: Sharon Krebs, soprano ; Harald Krebs, piano ; Pamela Highbaugh Aloni, violoncello.
LCCN 2006008847
ISBN0195173635 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780195173635 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780195173635

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Music Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk CD-9637 ✔ Available Place Hold
Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML410.L2475 K74 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold