Realizing the True Significance of Schubert’s ‘Fairer Hopes’
Realizing the True Significance of Schubert’s ‘Fairer Hopes’
Author(s): Nicholas RastSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music
Published by: Издателство НМА „Проф. Панчо Владигеров”
Keywords: Franz Schubert; Beethoven; harmonic practice; reception history; musical criticism; Schubert on stage and in film; ‘heavenly length’; “Great” C Major Symphony; ‘Ode to Joy’ theme; instrumental music;
Summary/Abstract: What factors have impaired Schubert’s reputation and what developments in musicology in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have brought about changes in attitude about the composer’s true significance? Schubert’s unconventional approach to harmony, modulation and form led to inappropriate comparisons with Beethoven that are now being challenged. Does modern musical scholarship offer ‘fairer hopes’ for Schubert studies?
Journal: Академичен форум »Интегрална музикална теория«
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 147-163
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English