Adieu, Robert Schumann: A Monodrama
This presentation will look into how Schafer uses both quotations, and the orchestration to relate the relationship of the Schumanns as well enhance the narrative.
Authors
- Nicholas Béchard
Bibliography
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Graddy, Julia H. 2001. “The Style Portrait in Solo Vocal Literature: Interrogating Romanticism in ‘Adieu, Robert Schumann’ by R. Murray Schafer.” Journal of Singing - The Official Journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing 57 (5): 5–14.
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Schafer, R. Murray. 2012. My Life on Earth & Elsewhere. The Porcupine’s Quill.