Musical Analysis And Singing Characteristics Of German And Austrian Art Song

As composers of the Romantic period,Schubert and Schumann contributed more than 100 artistic songs in their creative career.Schubert’s music is simple and full of meaning,expressing the yearning for beautiful things.When singing,you need to blend into the music to experience the quiet and dreamlike mood.After inheriting the musical characteristics of the previous composers,Schumann made the form of art songs more colorful,and also made the art songs to a larger stage."Dedication" and "Night and Dream",two art songs,are not as tense and dramatic as opera.Their overall vocal range is not high,and they focus on the expression of inner emotions.They need to sing the feeling of chamber music nature,and sing in a low tone or even a half tone with a high position,which is also one of the difficulties in singing the songs.Through the analysis of the songs of schumann and Schubert,this paper understands the background of the songs,the characteristics of creation,the language and the study of the texture of piano accompaniment,and analyzes the singing skills and emotional expression,so as to better fit the composer’s most real ideas.