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Art songs have been composed in many languages, and are known by several names. The German tradition of art song composition is perhaps the most prominent one; it is known as Lieder. In France, the term mélodie distinguishes art songs from other French vocal pieces referred to as chansons.
20 cze 2024 · Central to this period was the development of the German Lied, or art song, a genre that found its greatest expression in the works of Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann. These two composers not only mastered the form but also elevated it to new heights, creating some of the most enduring and emotionally resonant works in the Western musical canon.
1 lip 2023 · What is an art song? An art song is a musical composition that combines the power of words with the beauty of the melody, creating a harmonious blend that evokes deep emotions and paints vivid imagery in the listener’s mind.
8 maj 2020 · Traditionally, art song is scored for voice and piano, but music genre rules have never been set in stone, especially during the experimental Romantic period. One early Lied-scoring exception is Schubert’s “Der Hirt auf dem Felsen “ D.965 (The Shepherd on the Rock), which is scored for voice, piano, and clarinet.
24 cze 2023 · In English, they get the rather grandiose title of ‘art song’, to distinguish them from popular vocal music and folksong. In German, they’re known as lieder. In French they’re mélodies.
12 lut 2019 · A group of art songs all connected by a single musical idea is called a song cycle (Liederkreis or Liederzyklus in German). Examples of song cycles include "Cypress Trees" by Antonin Dvorak and "Les nuits d'été" by Hector Berlioz.
The LiederNet Archive is the world’s largest reference archive of texts and translations of art songs and choral works. We have been online since May 24, 1995 . 204,981 vocal pieces have been catalogued.
