The Concert Song Companion
A Guide to the Classical Repertoire
Charles Osborne(Author)
Da Capo Press Inc
Published on 1. March 1985
Book
Hardback
285 pages
978-0-306-80238-6 (ISBN)
Article exhausted; check different version
Description
W HAT I H A V E attempted in this book is a survey of song; the kind of song which one finds variously described as 'concert', 'art', or sometimes even 'classical song'. 'Concert song' seems the most useful, certainly the least inexact or misleading, of some descriptions, especially since 'art song' sounds primly off- putting, and 'classical song' really ought to be used only to refer to songs written during the classical period, i. e. the 18th century. Concert song clearly means the kind of songs one hears sung at concerts or recitals. Addressing myself to the general music-lover who, though he possesses no special knowledge of the song literature, is never- theless interested enough in songs and their singers to attend recitals of Lieder or of songs in various languages, I have naturally confined myself to that period of time in which the vast majority of these songs was composed, though not necessarily only to those composers whose songs have survived to be remembered in recital programmes today.
I suppose this to be roughly the three centuries covered by the years 1650-1950, though most of the songs we, as audiences, know and love were composed in the middle of this period, in other words in the 19th century.
I suppose this to be roughly the three centuries covered by the years 1650-1950, though most of the songs we, as audiences, know and love were composed in the middle of this period, in other words in the 19th century.
More details
Edition
1974 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Hachette Books
Illustrations
1 black & white illustrations, biography
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 130 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-306-80238-6 (9780306802386)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Book
11/2012
Springer
€53.49
Shipment within 15-20 days
Content
I The German Language.- II France.- III Russia, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.- IV Italy, Spain and the rest of Europe.- V The English Language.- Epilogue.- Index of composers and poets.- Index of titles and first lines.