Clara Schumann Studies
About this book
Since the 1980s, when she re-emerged from the peripheries into a more central position in music studies, Clara Schumann (1819–1896) has exerted an enduring fascination over the scholarly and popular imagination. Revisionist biographies, the uncovering of primary sources (diaries, letters, memorabilia), and filmic and literary depictions of Schumann have all brought into sharper focus the details and reception of her life, while simultaneously drawing attention to how much there is still to learn about her creativity. This book brings together a team of leading scholars to reappraise Clara Schumann in three particular respects: first, by delving deeper into her social and musical contexts; secondly, by offering fresh analytical perspectives on her songs and instrumental music; and thirdly, by reconsidering her legacy as a pianist and teacher. In doing so, the volume not only contributes to a rounded picture of Schumann's creative vision, but also opens up new pathways in the wider study of women in music.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Series information
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Music Examples
- Note on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Clara Schumann in the Musicological Imagination
- 1 Clara and Robert Schumann's Circles in Dresden: 'I take the liberty to request from you an invitation . . . to your musical matinée'
- 2 Disillusionment and Patriotism: Clara and Robert Schumann in the Wake of the 1848-1849 Revolutions
- 3 Softened, Smudged, Erased: Punctuation and Continuity in Clara Schumann's Lieder
- 4 A Way with Words: Expressive Declamation in Clara Schumann's Songs
- 5 Clara Schumann and the Nineteenth-Century Piano Concerto
- 6 Clara Schumann and Bach
- 7 Formal Innovation and Virtuosity in Clara Schumann's Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
- 8 Contextualizing Clara Schumann's Romanzen
- 9 The Young Prophetess in Performance
- 10 Clara Schumann's Compositional and Concertizing Strategies, and Robert Schumann's Piano Sets
- 11 Clara: Robert's Posthumous Androgyne
- 12 Clara Schumann, 'Clara Schumann' and the American Press
- 13 Clara Schumann's Legacy As a Teacher
- Select Bibliography
- Index
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