A study of Herwig Reiter's 5 Lieder nach Texten von Friedrich Nietzsche

Stingley, Mark

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Title

A study of Herwig Reiter's 5 Lieder nach Texten von Friedrich Nietzsche

Author(s)

Stingley, Mark

Issue Date

2018

Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)

Siena, Jerold

Doctoral Committee Chair(s)

Siena, Jerold

Committee Member(s)

• Moersch, Charlotte Mattax
• Carrillo, Carlos

Department of Study

School of Music

Discipline

Music

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

A.Mus.D. (doctoral)

Keyword(s)

• Reiter
• Stingley
• German
• Nietzsche
• Voice
• Baritone
• Contemporary
• Lieder

Language

en

Abstract

Herwig Reiter's 5 Lieder nach Texten von Friedrich Nietzsche has not received the scholarly examination which it warrants. After a copy of the score was sent to me by good friend and colleague Professor Walter Moore, who is a close friend of Mr. Reiter, I was immediately enthralled by the song’s depth of poetry, beauty, richness of texture, compositional sophistication and by the fact that the five Lieder are relatively unknown. In this thesis I embark on a detailed poetic and formal analysis of the five Lieder. In order to attain a clear understanding of Reiter's five Lieder, I have also undertaken a comprehensive study of the score. This has involved making a literal translation and interpretation of each song, as well as comprehensively examining harmony, formal structure, melodic content, rhythm and texture. The thesis shows and confirms Reiter’s high regard for the melding of poetry and music. His exclusive use of the octatonic scale throughout the Lieder enables Reiter to shape, color and form the music to Nietzsche’s under-appreciated but passionate, first-rate poetry. An in-depth study of Nietzsche’s formative years, studies, philosophy and how these shaped his poetry is central to a deeper understanding of Reiter’s Lieder. My examination of Reiter’s compositional style reveals his deep regard for the music of Wagner, Bartók, Berg, and others; but he maintains a sense of originality, complexity and maturity that is uniquely his own.

Type of Resource

• text
• image

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Copyright 2018 Mark Stingley

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