An Analysis Of The Style And Singing Of "Four Serious Songs" By Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms(Johannes Brahms,1833-1897)was one of the famous German composers during the Romanticism of the nineteenth world.He has created a large number of excellent works that have been handed down throughout the world.Among them,artistic songs are of great research and singing value in his creative field.Brahms in the period of Romanticism,because of his early love and research on Baroque and other works in the period of Classicism,even earlier,made his creative style inherit the rigorous music structure of Baroque and classical music schools,and blend romance Deep personal feelings during the period of Doctrine."Four Serious Songs" was created in the late style mature period,this vocal suite is to commemorate Clara.There are four songs in the whole song,and the lyrics are selected from the Bible.About thinking about "death",the sublimation of love and affirmation.In addition to having profound religious philosophies,this vocal suite perfectly interprets the characteristics of Brahms' s late writing style and the spirit of introspection and tolerance.The main body is divided into three chapters for discussion and research.The first part discusses the brief introduction of Brahms' life and the creative background of "Four Serious Songs".The second part discusses the structure of the vocal suite "Four Serious Songs";the source,connotation and connection of the lyrics;the "tragic" in the works.The third part analyzes and explores the singing of the four songs in "Four Serious Songs",as well as the language and singing skills that need to be paid attention to when singing.Through the analysis and discussion of these three parts,it provides a reference for learning Brahms' s art songs,so that the singer can more accurately grasp the singing style of the vocal suite.