The Study Of Schumann Song Cycle "Frauenliebe Und Leben"

The art song, a miracle in vocal art, is a kind of new vocal genre form. It is popular in a lot of vocalists because of its characters of beautiful melody and perfect combination with poets. Especially the vocal song-cycle works of Schubert and Schumann, which influence the subsequent composers'creations. Schumann doesn't only succeed the art songs creation spirit of Schubert, but also make a contribution to the development of this kind of art. Schumann puts piano accompaniment of art songs to a new era.Schumann creates over 300 art songs, most part of which are related to his beloved wife: Clara Schumann represented by《Frauenliebe und Leben》. This work is recomposed from Hyne's poet, telling a story of a woman from her life: from her fist love, marriage, having children to the death of her husband. This thesis is to analyze the creation background, musical characters and requirements for singers of 8 songs in《Frauenliebe und Leben》. Based on such analysis, the thesis is to study the importance of the singing and accompaniment and the function of accompaniment in the...