Abstract
Abstract:
The article discusses the erotic connotations of "Lieder," the german word meaning "songs." The word is most often associated with the Romantic German Art song. Beethoven and Mozart were the earliest composers of Lieder, although the genre was only fully developed by Franz Schubert, Robert Schuman, Johannes Brahms, Hugo Wolf and Richard Strauss among others. In Lieder, the words are as important as the music, and the piano and vocal contributions to the piece are equally important. Accomplished lieder singers use very few gestures, as the combination of the imagery of the words, music, piano accompaniment, and the vocal quality must be sufficient to convey the meaning and emotion. The author also refers to a subgenre of lieder where male love plays a part.
