Unlocking Meaning in Art Song

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND BASIC SKILLS
Introduction: How to use this book
1) How to Analyze the Text of Your Song
What is the Poem About?
Performing a Song with a Refrain
Poetic Structure
Poetic Meter
Rhyme Scheme
Word Sounds
Themes of German Romanticism
Chapter Summary
2) What to Look for in the Musical Setting: Structure, Melody, and Rhythm
Mood
The Piano Part
Form
Phrasing
Melody
Motive
Mid-Chapter Summary
Tempo
Meter and Rhythm
Meter
Upbeat versus Downbeat Phrase Beginnings
Rhythm
Accents
Texture
Dynamics
Chapter Summary
3) What to Look for in the Musical Setting: Tonal Structure, Linear Motion, and Harmony
Tonal Structure (Cadence Levels)
Cadence Mapping
Tonal Withholding
Choice of Key
Linear Motion and Motivic Parallelism
Pedal Points
Harmony
Roman Numeral Analysis
Tonicization and Modulation
Augmented and Neapolitan Sixth Chords
Enharmonic Shift
Sudden Shift to a New Key
Third Relationships and Chromatic Mediants
Oscillation and Circling
Chapter Summary

PART TWO: SIMPLER SONGS TO ANALYZE
4) Heidenröslein
5) An die Musik
6) Die Forelle
7) Gute Nacht

PART THREE: SONGS OF MEDIUM DIFFICULTY TO ANALYZE
8) Der Neugierige
9) Der Tod und das Mädchen
10) An die Nachtigall
11) Ave Maria
12) Du liebst mich nicht
13) Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
14) Du bist die Ruh
15) Frühlingstraum
16) Gretchen am Spinnrade

PART FOUR: MORE COMPLEX SONGS TO ANALYZE
17) Erster Verlust
18) Meeres Stille
19) Die junge Nonne
20) Die Liebe hat gelogen
21) Ganymed
22) Dass sie hier gewesen
23) Erlkönig

APPENDIX
Template for song analysis (long and short versions)
Bibliography
Glossary