Functions of metrical dissonance in Schubert's songs
| dc.contributor.author | Krebs, Harald | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-31T21:36:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-10-31T21:36:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Schubert employs both grouping and displacement dissonance very effectively in his Lieder, with definite ends in view. Much of his metrical dissonance could be termed pictorial or onomatopoeic; metrical conflicts in his piano parts often conjure up particular sounds or actions that are mentioned in the text. Many of the metrical dissonances in Schubert’s songs represent not physical objects or activity, but internal, spiritual phenomena – particularly inner upheavals and tensions. Metrical dissonances in Schubert’s songs may also have purely structural instead of, or in addition to representational functions. In Winterreise, for instance, the dissonances, beyond their various text-related connotations, also assume a motivic function: particular specific displacement dissonances recur frequently. In Schubert’s tonally deviating songs—songs that begin in one key and end in another—metrical dissonance may act as a highlighter of significant moments within the tonal drama. The analyses provided here reveal that Schubert is a pioneer of the powerful application of metrical dissonance in the Lied, and that his skill at subtly manipulating this device for text-expressive and structural purposes was no less remarkable than that reflected in his manipulation of harmony and tonality. | |
| dc.description.reviewstatus | Reviewed | |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Krebs, H. (2014). Functions of metrical dissonance in Schubert's songs. Musicological Explorations, 14, 1-26. https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/me/article/view/16065 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/20700 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Musicological Explorations | |
| dc.title | Functions of metrical dissonance in Schubert's songs | |
| dc.type | Article |
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