The Songs of Johannes Brahms

The Songs of Johannes Brahms
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 396
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ISBN-10 : 0300079621
ISBN-13 : 9780300079623
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Book Synopsis The Songs of Johannes Brahms by : Eric Sams

Download or read book The Songs of Johannes Brahms written by Eric Sams and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Essential to the composer's method of song-writing was a harmony between musical form and poetic text. Sams takes us right to the heart of that creative method and helps to explain how and why a particular part of the text matches a particular piece of music. He includes a list of the motifs employed by Brahms to help show how the mind of the composer worked when seeking apposite music for the imagery of the poem."--BOOK JACKET.


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