Three Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn by Gustav Mahler
Description:
The value of the type of musical analysis presented in this study is based on the assumption that the more thorough an understanding the performer has of his repertoire, of both musical and non-musical elements, the more authentic the performance will be. A knowledge of the wishes of the composer and of the historical period, added to an analysis of poetry, melodic contour, harmony, rhythm, accompaniment, and texture, provides the performer with the necessary background to form his interpretati…
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Date:
December 1972
Creator:
Mayo, Carol J.