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Daverio, John.

Robert Schumann : herald of a "new poetic age" / John Daverio. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1997. - 1 online resource (xi, 607 pages) : illustrations, music

Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-594) and index.

Introduction: Schumann Today; 1. The Formation of a Musico-Literary Sensibility; 2. Music as Literature; 3. Music Criticism in a New Key; 4. Musical Love Letters in the Higher and Smaller Forms; 5. Fierce Battles and Blissful Songs; 6. The Symphonic Year: 1841; 7. The Chamber Music Year: 1842; 8. The Oratorio Year: 1843; 9. Schumann's New Way; 10. The Musical Dramatist; 11. Unbounded Creativity; 12. The Final Phase; Epilogue: A Place to Recall Schumann and His Music; Appendix: Translation of Jean Paul, Flegeljahre, Chapter 63: "Titanium--Black Tourmaline Masked--Ball"; Notes.

This work focuses on the work of the romantic composer Robert Schumann.

ISBN: 0585331545 9780585331546 1601299966 9781601299963 1280441747 9781280441745 9786610441747 661044174X 9780195091809 0195091809

LCCN: 96023177

Subjects--Personal Names:
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Composers--Germany--Biography.
MUSIC--Individual Composer & Musician.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Composers & Musicians.
Composers.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Germany.
Duitsland.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Biography.
Biografieën (vorm)
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: ML410.S4 / D38 1997eb

Dewey Class. No.: 780/.92 B