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The Songs of Jean Sibelius
Poetry, Music, Performance
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English
Published/Copyright:
2023
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A landmark in Sibelius scholarship, this is the first book that presents all of Sibelius's solo art songs in their musical and aesthetic context. Indispensable for scholars and performers alike.
This is the first book to discuss the complete solo art songs of Jean Sibelius and to locate them in their musical, literary and artistic context. The book is organized around the poets Sibelius set to music and the literary themes associated with them, thus providing invaluable information for the scholar, student and performer. The musical and aesthetic contextualisation of the songs will help to enable new interpretations on the performance stage.
This is the first book to discuss the complete solo art songs of Jean Sibelius and to locate them in their musical, literary and artistic context. The book is organized around the poets Sibelius set to music and the literary themes associated with them, thus providing invaluable information for the scholar, student and performer. The musical and aesthetic contextualisation of the songs will help to enable new interpretations on the performance stage.
Author / Editor information
Contributor: Gustav Djupsjöbacka
GUSTAV DJUPSJÖBACKA is Professor Emeritus at the Sibelius Academy, the University of the Arts in Helsinki, Finland. As a renowned piano accompanist he has performed widely in Europe and given Lied masterclasses at numerous conservatoires in Europe, the United States and Japan. He has many Sibelius song recordings to his name. He chairs the Editorial Board of the critical and complete edition of all of Jean Sibelius Works at the National Library in Helsinki.
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Music historians and researchers of Scandinavian music and composers will enjoy the historical information, comparisons between Sibelius and his Scandinavian contemporaries, and discussions of Norse mythology and the folklore of the region. Djupsjöbacka provides a lens into works of Sibelius that may be overlooked in favor of his symphonies and also offers readers insight into his use of words, poetry, and language.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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Abbreviations
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Foreword
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Preface
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1 Wrestling with the Text
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2 Sibelius and the Poems of the Idealistic Realist Runeberg
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3 Idle Wishes and Summer Nights
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4 Diamonds and Rears – Runeberg’s Contemporaries in Finland
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5 Longing for the Eternal – Nineteenth-Century Poets from Sweden
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6 Realism and Emerging Symbolism
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7 Solace of the Harp, Song to My Tongue – Other Nineteenth-Century Poets in Sweden
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8 Rapid Riders and Hoodwinked Women
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9 Betrayal, Urbanity and Decadence
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10 O, kämst du doch!
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11 A Last Kalevala Excursion
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Appendix
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Bibliography
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General Index
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Index of Sibelius’s Works
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eBook published on:
January 11, 2024
eBook ISBN:
9781805431060
Original publisher:
Boydell Press
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eBook ISBN:
9781805431060
Keywords for this book
Runeberg; finland; Ernst Josephson; Viktor Rydberg; Karl August Tavaststjerna; Zacharias Topelius
Audience(s) for this book
For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
