The Lieder of Richard Strauss
The Lieder of Richard Strauss
The Lieder of Richard Strauss
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1969
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THE LIEDER OF
RICHARD STRAUSS
A Covering Paper
Presented to
the Graduate Faculty
Central Washington State College
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Arts
by
________________________________
John DeMerchant, COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
_________________________________
Wayne S. Hertz
_________________________________
Joseph S. Haruda
CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
presents in
PROGRAM
Ruggiero Leoncava llo ........ .... " Prologue" to Pagliacci
II Richard Strauss
Allerseelen
Traum durch d ie Dammeru ng
Stiindchen
Die Nacht
Cacil ie
INTERMISSION
Ill Nicholas Flagella ............. .. ............... .............. .. ........ ... . ..... ...The Land
The Eagle
The Owl
The Snowdrop
The Throst le
Flower in the Cranny
IV Giuseppe Verdi ..... .... .................. .................... ... ... E'Sogno? f rom Falstaff
Sidney Homer.. ... ...... ................. ..... .... ....... ... ............ .. .The Pauper 's Drive
Jean Sibelius ........... .... ....... ............ ..... ........ ....... ............ Come Away Death
Howard Hanson ......... .. ...... .Oh, 'Tis an Earth Defil ed f rom Merry Mount
Myron Jacobson .............. ..... .. ............. ..... .. .................. .. .... .... .. Last Love
ROO&:R8 PRI N T •H OP ~
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. INTRODUCTION 1
Standchen 7
Meter, Rhythm 8
Melody 9
Harmony 9
Tex tu re 10
The Poem 10
Cacilie 11
Meter, Rhythm 12
Melody 12
Harmony 13
The Poem 14
ii
CHAPTER PAGE
III • SUMMARY 15
BIBLIOGRAPHY 16
APPENDIX 19
LI ST OF EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE PAGE
INTRODUCTION
Minor, Opus l,g in New York, and thereafter his works were
Strauss Lieder.
see how the German language affects or does not affect the
I . ALLERSEELEN
Non-Hero:
PIANO
*
Mel ody . The mel ody f or t he most part progresses
diat onically , with a few leaps of a f ourt h , fifth , or s ixt h
and the range extends an oc tave and a fifth . Most of the
phrases are two measures in length . Howeve r , Es blut und
duftet heut auf ,jedem Grabe extends over four measures .
Harm ony . Strauss begins the song with a D- f l at ar -
pegg io , estab li shing a tranquil mo od . In the f ourth measure ,
example 1 , he inserts the f i rst accidentals , C- flat and D-
natural , creating a feeling of gentle tension with a dimin-
ished seventh ch ord . The s ong pr oceeds with its sh i fting
t onalities only resolved with the last measure .
6
The Poem. Strauss admits that it was not always
easy for him to set music to a poem. In a letter to
Siegmund von Hausegger in 1893 he said:
• If I happen on a poem which approximately
corresponds with the musical idea that came to me,
the new opus is ready in a moment. But if - as
unfortunately happens very often - I do not find the
right pcem, I nevertheless yield to the creative
impulse and set to music any random poem that happens
to be at all suitable for a musical setting - but the
process is slow, the result rs,,.artificial, the melody
has a viscid flow, and I have.to draw on all my
technical resources in order to achieve something that
will stand the test of strict self criticism. (4:287)
In a letter to Franz von Hausegger, dated 1903, he wrote:
• • • one evening I will be turning the leaves
of a volume of poetry; a poem will strike my eye. I
read it through; it agrees with the mood I am in;
and at once the appropriate music is instinctively
fitted to it. I am in a musical frame of mind, and
all I want is the right poetic vessel into which to
pour my ideas. If good luck throws this in my way
a satisfactory song results. (3:128)
A 11 Sou 1 1 s Day
II .
..
STANDCHEN
whom he was very much in love. She was a fine singer with
were married.
beginning to end.
Standchen
III. CACILIE
(11:103)
12
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Cacilie
SUMMARY
piano accompaniment.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
10. Krause, Ernst. Strauss The Man and His Work. London:
Collet 1 s Ltd., 1964.--- --- --- ----
10 8 songs 1882-83
1. Zueignung.
2. Nichts.
3. Die Nacht.
4· Georgine.
5. Geduld.
6~ Die Verschwiegenen.
7. Die Zeitlose.
8. Allerseelen.
5 songs 1885
1. Madrigal.
2. Winternacht.
3. Lob des Leidens.
4. Aus den Liedern der Trauer.
5. Heimkehr.
17 6 songs 1885-86
1. Seitdem dein Aug'.
2. Standchen.
3. Das Geheimnis.
4. Aus den Liedern der Trauer.
5. Nur Mut1
6. Barkarole.
19 1 Lotosblatter 1 1885-88
1. Wozu noch Madchen.
2. Breit' uber mein Haupt.
3. Schon sind, doch kalt.
4. Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten.
5. Hoffen und wieder verzagen.
6. Mein Herz ist stumm.
21 1 Schlichte Wei sent 1887-88
1. All mein Gedanken.
2. Du meines Herzens Kronelein.
3. Ach Lieb', nun muss ich scheiden.
4. Ach, weh mir vergluckhaftem Mann.
5. Die Frauen sind oft fromm und still.
20
OPUS TITLE COMPOSED
22 •Madchenblumen' 1886-87
1. Kornblumen.
2. Mohnblumen.
3. Ef eu.
4· Wasserrose.
26 2 songs 1891
1. Fruhlingsgedrange.
2. 0 warst du mein.
27 4 songs 1893-94
1. Ruhe, meine Seele.
2. Cacilie.
3. Heimliche Aufforderung.
4. Morgen
29 3 songs 1894-95
1. Traum durch die Dammerung.
2. Schlagende Herzen.
3. Nachtgang.
31 4 songs 1895-96
1. Blauer Sommer.
2. Wenn.
3. Weisser Jasmin.
4. Stiller Gang.
32 5 songs 1896
1 • Ich tr age mei ne Minne.
2. Sehnsucht.
3. Li ebeshymnus.
4. 0 susser Mai.
5. Himmelsboten zu Liebchens Himmelbett.
36 4 songs 1897
1. Das Rosenband.
2. FUr 15 Pfennige.
3. Mein Vater hat gesagt.
4. Anbetung.
37 6 songs 1897
1. Gluckes genug.
2. Ich liebe dich.
3. Meinem Kinde.
4. Mein Auge.
5. Herr Lenz.
6. Hochzeitlich Lied.
21
39 5 songs 1898
1. Leises Lied.
2. Jung Hexenlied.
3. Der Arbeitsmann.
4. Befreit.
5. Lied an meinen Sohn.
5 songs 1899
1. Wiegenlied.
2. In der Landschaft.
3. Am Ufer.
4. Bruder Liederlich.
5. Leise Lieder.
43 3 songs 1899
1. An Si e.
2. Muttertandelei.
3. Die Ulme zu Hirsau.
46 5 songs 1900
1. Ein Obedach gegen Sturm and Regen.
2. Gestern war ich Atlas.
3. Die sieben Siegel.
4. Morgenr ot.
5. Ich sehe wie in einem Spiegel.
47 5 songs 1900
1. Auf ein Kind.
2. Des Dichters Abendgang.
3. Ri..ickleben.
4. Einkehr.
5. Von den sieben Zechbrildern.
48 5 songs 1900
1. Freundliche Vision.
2. Ich schwebe.
3. Kling 1
4. Winterweihe.
5. Winterliebe.
49 8 songs 1901
1. Waldseligkeit.
2. In goldener Fulle.
3. Wiegenliedchen.
4. Das Lied des Steinklopfers.
5. Sie wissen 1 s nicht.
6. Junggesellenschwur.
7. Wer lieben will, muss leiden.
8. Ach, was Kummer, Qual und Schmerzen.
22
56 6 songs 1904-6
1. Gefunden.
2. Blindenklage.
3. Im Spatboot.
4. Mit deinen blauen Augen.
). Frulingsfeier.
6. Die heiligen drei Konige.
68 6 songs 1919
1. An die Nacht.
2. lch wollt 1 ein Strausslein binden.
3. Sausle, leibe Myrte.
4. Als mir dein Lied erklang.
5. Amor.
6. Lied der Frauen.