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Doubt and Belief: Hugo Wolf’s settings of Geistliche Lieder from Mörike Lieder and Spanisches Liederbuch

Park, Moon-Sook
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1281990724

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2010, DMA, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music: Voice.
This study focuses on Hugo Wolf’s settings of religious-themed poetry (“Geistliche Lieder”) in “Mörike Lieder” and Spanisches Liederbuch, composed during his highly prolific period of inspired creativity of 1888–90. While Wolf’s attitude towards religion was ambiguous, his settings of the “Geistliche Lieder” from both collections are remarkable examples of originality, artistry, and personal expression. The study traces Wolf’s motivation for working with religious-themed verses from two divergent poetic sources in the context of biographical circumstances and examines Wolf’s distinctive musical articulation in selected sacred songs from two representative works: the Mörike volume which initiated the mature period of the composer’s career and artistry, and the Spanisches Liederbuch, which represents his originality in full bloom. The study concludes with comparisons of Wolf’s approach to both sets of songs in light of his social and personal circumstances, sources of his inspiration and motivation for composing these works, and his compositional process. Finally, the issue of Wolf’s attitude towards religious subject matter, both musical and personal, is explored through supportive sources, anecdotes, and Wolf’s own statements as found in his personal letters, leading to the author’s informed perspective concerning the role of faith in the composer’s life and works.
Kenneth Griffiths, MM (Committee Chair)
Karen Lykes, MM (Committee Member)
Mary Stucky, MM (Committee Member)
155 p.
Music
Hugo Wolf; Geistliche Lieder; M&246; rike Lieder; Spanisches Liederbuch; German Lieder; Doubt and Belief

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  • Park, M.-S. (2010). Doubt and Belief: Hugo Wolf’s settings of Geistliche Lieder from Mörike Lieder and Spanisches Liederbuch [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1281990724

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Park, Moon-Sook. Doubt and Belief: Hugo Wolf’s settings of Geistliche Lieder from Mörike Lieder and Spanisches Liederbuch. 2010. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1281990724.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Park, Moon-Sook. "Doubt and Belief: Hugo Wolf’s settings of Geistliche Lieder from Mörike Lieder and Spanisches Liederbuch." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1281990724

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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