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Mark Chan

Baroque, Classical and Early Romantic Music Literature

2 November 2011

bstract

Lud!i" van Beethoven#s com$osition,An die ferne Geliebte

%1&1'(, is considered the )rst ever son" cycle and $aved the !ay *or

+erman lied, in $articular the son" cycle, because o* its thematic unity

and circular desi"n No ma-or com$oser be*ore Beethoven had

com$osed a "rou$ o* son"s to $iano accom$animent that !ere tied

to"ether as a coherent unit Beethoven#s innovation to the "enre o* the

son" cycle !ould "o on to in.uence the "reat com$osers o* +erman

lieder, includin" /chumann and /chubert he overarchin" theme o* a

distant lover stretches the entire cycle o* si son"s Beethoven brin"s

the !ork *ull circle musically by reinstatin" the )rst son" o* the cycle

as the conclusion to the com$osition his article !ill $rovide study in

t!o areas irst, this article !ill "ive a historical overvie! o*An die

ferne Geliebte, includin" Beethoven#s e$erience !ith +erman lieder

nd second, this article !ill study and closely analy3eAn die ferne

Geliebte, *ocusin" on Beethoven#s innovation as a com$oser o*

+erman lieder he $ur$ose behind both historical and score study is to

hi"hli"ht the innovated nature o* this !ork he author !ill dra!

insi"ht *rom various scholars on Beethoven#s li*e and com$ositional

style o* +erman lieder, includin" /ylvia Bo!den, on $iano *aculty at the

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4niversity o* /outham$ton, !ho has !ritten a number o* articles

re"ardin" Beethoven#s $ersonal li*e and its im$act on his com$ositions

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6 6ntroductiona hesis7 Lud!i" van Beethoven#s com$osition,An die ferne

Geliebte, is considered the )rst ever son" cycle and $aved

the !ay *or +erman lieder, in $articular the son" cycle

because o* its thematic unity, circular desi"n and $iano

accom$animent66 8istorical Back"round o*An die ferne Geliebte

a Beethoven#s e$erience !ith +erman liederi 9arious son" ty$es %stro$hic, throu"h:com$osed, and

the cycle(ii Beethoven#s son"s reveal another side to his

character %!it(

b Beethoven#s relationshi$ !ith lois 6sidor ;eittelesi se$eration# %6mmortal Beloved(

b Beethoven#s use o* a circular desi"n %orm(c Beethoven#s $iano accom$animent

i ?ey relationshi$69 /cholars# in$ut onAn die ferne Geliebte

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