{"product_id":"fifty-nine-favorite-songs-9780486248493","title":"Fifty-Nine Favorite Songs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe last word has not been said about the Schubert song when its melody, accompaniment, atmosphere -- all the lovely externals of his music -- have been surveyed. There yet remains the ineffable quality of textual illumination to which all of these factors are bent. -- \u003ci\u003eGrove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eInspired by the verse of the German romantic poets, Franz Schubert achieved glittering fame as a creator of the nineteenth-century \u003ci\u003eLieder\u003c\/i\u003e long before public recognition of his symphonies assured his place in music. His collaborations with baritone Johann Michael Vogl were the rage of Viennese drawing rooms circa 1817, and by 1823, these concert parties in the homes of affluent merchants and civil servants were more popular than ever.\u003cbr\u003eIn ten years, Schubert composed over 600 \u003ci\u003eLieder, \u003c\/i\u003e whose charming melodies, harmonic invention, and depth of emotion rank them at the top of the form. This handsome reading and playing edition offers 59 favorite Schubert songs -- setting of the verse of 30 lyric poets, including Schiller, Mayrhofer, Schober, and Wilhelm M ller -- from the standard Breitkopf \u0026amp; H rtel complete-score edition of 1884-97. Here are authoritative full scores, complete with modern literal prose translations of the poems -- all handsomely set with wide margins and sturdy binding in one convenient, affordable volume.\u003cbr\u003eThis celebration of Schubert's lyric and harmonic vitality includes such classics as Der Wanderer; Im Fr hling; Ave Maria; Die junge Nonne; Hark, Hark the Lark; Der Tod und das M dchen; And die Musik; Dir Forelle; Nachtviolen; Wiegenlied; Schwanengesang; Nachtst ck; Die Allmacht, and dozens more.\u003cbr\u003eMusicians, students, and lovers of music everywhere will appreciate this moderately priced, authoritative volume -- a treasury of inspired creations by a supreme master of the art song. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Franz Schubert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.02h x 9.14w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486248493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAustrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was extremely prolific in the course of his brief life. In addition to 600 Lieder, he wrote nine symphonies, liturgical music, operas and incidental music, along with a large body of chamber music and solo piano music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40011947573363,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_05d92554-59bb-4b07-b92c-2a2bcc30d560.jpg?v=1650491317","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/fifty-nine-favorite-songs-9780486248493","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}