2008 Student Research Conference:
21st Annual Student Research Conference
21st Annual Student Research Conference
"What Will Influence the Heart": Goethe's Faust in Nineteenth-Century German Vocal Music
Carol A. Perry♦
Dr. Jacqueline Collett, Faculty Mentor
Scores of musical composers have used Johann Goethe’s drama Faust as a source of text for lieder, oratorios, operas, and choral works. This presentation will address the treatment of Faust Parts I and II in German vocal music in the nineteenth century. The presenter will perform and discuss works by Beethoven, Schubert, and Robert Schumann.
Keywords: Nineteenth Century, Music, Germany, Goethe, Faust, Voice, Schubert, Schumann
Topic(s):Music
Presentation Type: Performance Art
Session: 40-2
Location: OP Performance Hall
Time: 1:30