1st Edition
Poetry and Song in Late Eighteenth Century Germany A Study in the Musical Sturm Und Drang
Introduction: Performance as an Historical Category 1. The Use of Poetry and the Use of Song 2. Singing and Playing in 1770 3. First Settings of Klopstock: C.P.E. Bach and Gluck 4. Sturm and Drang in Musical Style: C.G. Neefe 5. The Flowering of the Gesellschaftslied: Johann Andre 6. J.A.P. Schulz and the Volkston 7. J.F. Reichardt and the Triumph of Sentiment Bibliography A. Principal Sources for the Sturm and Drang Song B. Eighteenth-century Sources C. Selected Secondary Sources
Biography
Margaret Mahony Stoljar, Department of Germanic Languages, Australian National University.
Review of the first publication:
‘Here is a thoroughly recommendable book, which sets out with a specific aim and in achieving that aim makes a valuable contribution to our knowledge of late eighteenth century poetry and music.’
— Peter Branscombe, Music and Letters
