Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 1973
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Music
Committee Chair
Joseph S. Haruda
Second Committee Member
Herbert A. Bird
Third Committee Member
Donald G. Goetschius
Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of the style characteristics found in the songs of Hugo Wolf, a great composer of German Lied. His style was greatly influenced by Wagner's harmonic and vocal practices. Wolf continued earlier composers' concerns with the proper expression of poetry through music.
An interpretation of the Michelangelo Songs shows Wolf's attempts to achieve balance between the voice and piano. A study of them is rewarding for a singer.
Recommended Citation
Daigler, Dennis David, "Michelangelo Songs: Characteristics of Style and Interpretation" (1973). All Master's Theses. 2075.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/2075