THE FORMAL, TONAL, AND HARMONIC LOGIC OF L. VAN BEETHOVEN’S "AN DIE FERNE GELIEBTE" ("TO THE DISTANT BELOVED") (OP. 98) SONG CYCLE

Authors

  • Gabriela COCA University Professor, PhD Habil., Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Reformed Theology and Music Faculty, Department of Music. E-mail: gabriela.coca@ubbcluj.ro / gabriela.coca.66@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9103-186X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2022.1.16

Keywords:

Beethoven, An die ferne Geliebte, To the Distant Beloved, op. 98, harmony, musical forms, tonal logic

Abstract

This paper is an analysis of Beethoven's song cycle An die ferne Geliebte (To the Distant Beloved), op. 98, formally, tonally and harmonically. After a brief introduction, the author takes the songs in order, describing them analytically, placing the interesting and idiosyncratic arrangements in the light of the lyrics. She draws dramaturgical parallels between the text and the musical arrangements. Finally, she illustrates her analysis with formal and tonal summary tables and graphs, thus helping to understand and summarise the songs.

REZUMAT. LOGICA FORMALĂ, TONALĂ ȘI ARMONICĂ A CICLULUI DE LIEDURI AN DIE FERNE GELIEBTE (OP. 98) DE L. VAN BEETHOVEN. Lucrarea de față reprezintă o analiză a ciclului de Lieduri An die ferne Geliebte (Către iubita îndepărtată), op. 98, de Beethoven, din punct de vedere formal, tonal și armonic. După o scurtă introducere, autorul parcurge cântecele în ordine, descriindu-le analitic, plasând soluțiile interesante și idiosincratice ale compozitorului în lumina versurilor. Ea face paralele dramaturgice între text și aranjamentele muzicale. În finalul lucrării, analiza este ilustrată cu tabele și grafice de sinteză formală și tonală, ajutând astfel la înțelegerea și sintetizarea cântecelor.

Cuvinte-cheie: "Lieduri": Beethoven, An die ferne Geliebte, To the Distant Beloved, op. 98, armonie, forme muzicale, logică tonală

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2022-06-30

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COCA, G. (2022). THE FORMAL, TONAL, AND HARMONIC LOGIC OF L. VAN BEETHOVEN’S "AN DIE FERNE GELIEBTE" ("TO THE DISTANT BELOVED") (OP. 98) SONG CYCLE. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Musica, 67(1), 243–262. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2022.1.16

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