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The musical settings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Harfenspieler poems: An analysis using Affektenlehre and Figurenlehre

Lee, Ying Jie

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Title
The musical settings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Harfenspieler poems: An analysis using Affektenlehre and Figurenlehre
Author(s)
Lee, Ying Jie
Issue Date
2021
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Magee, Gayle
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Gunn, Julie
Committee Member(s)
  • Stone, Sylvia
  • Tilley, Michael
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)
  • 'Harfenspieler' poems
  • Baroque theories
  • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre
  • Romantic lied interpretation
  • Affektenlehre
  • Figurenlehre
Language
en
Abstract
This dissertation explores 18 settings of Harfenspieler poems from Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe through the Baroque-era concepts of Affektenlehre (doctrine of affections) and Figurenlehre (theory of musical figures). This method of integrating Baroque theories into the analysis of Romantic music, which is not widely considered in scholarship, will be the focus of this paper. The thesis includes the historical background of Affektenlehre and Figurenlehre, relying heavily on Johann Mattheson’s principles, and a synopsis of the novel by Goethe to ensure a clear characterization of the Harper, along with the translations of the poems. I also present detailed analyses of these settings, based on one of the categories of Figurenlehre (figures of representation and depiction). By proposing this analytical method, I hope to widen the perspectives of interpreting Romantic lied, allowing underlying ideas to be understood by performers and enabling the desired affections of the text to be conveyed effectively to the audience.
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