Spanish and Italian Songbooks

by Hugo Wolf

In the opinion of many critics, Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) brought the 19th century German lied to its highest development. His more than 300 songs exhibit, in Donald Jay Grout's words, an "infinite variety of fine psychological and musical details." Wolf continued the German Romantic tradition of the solo song with piano accompaniment, while, influenced by Wagner, he sought a new equality of relationship between music and words. The result was an original...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00519JFCO
• ISBN13: 9780486261560
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.4" x 12.2"