German and Song 1740 - 1900 Social Studies including mammoths and giant ground

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German and Song 1740 - 1900 Social Studies including mammoths and giant groundOriginally published in 1987, this volume charts the development of German song across a century and a half, relating it both to poetry and to the cultural scene in Germany. By emphasising genre rather than individual composers and while paying heed to acknowledged masterpieces by quoting extensively from forgotten composers, the book avoids historical over simplification and arrives at a fuller picture of this rich tradition. In so doing, it uncovers