Selected Lieder by Beethoven

Author: Qian Renkang
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The motivic cells used by Beethoven in symphonic music were initially created in songs: such as the Adela?de motive in "Adela?de," the "Dry not your tears" motive in "Joy in Sorrow," and the "Fear God" motive in "The Quail," which are all motivic cells that develop throughout the vocal and piano accompaniment. The music of Beethoven's songs often has a precedent-successor relationship with his symphonic music; for example, the "Ode to Joy" theme in the fourth movement of the "Ninth Symphony" evolved from "Lament of the Lovelorn—Love One Another," and the nightingale's song played by the flute in the second movement of the "Sixth Symphony" comes from "Adela?de," while the quail's song played by the oboe comes from the song "The Quail." Therefore, Beethoven's songs are not only treasures of vocal art but also important reference materials for studying his other works. This book selects and translates 25 representative songs by Beethoven in chronological order of their creation. The translation strives to maintain the rhyme of the original poems; to preserve the rhythm of the original pieces, each syllable of the original poem is translated into one Chinese character as much as possible, and efforts are made to adhere to the prosody and rhythm of the original poems and pieces.