| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 音樂學系 === 103 === Josephine Lang (1815-1880) was a nineteenth century women composers, composed nearly one thousand musical works in various forms. Most of Josephine Lang’s compositons were songs, which were over one hundred and fifty in number. She wrote forty songs using her husband Reinhold Köstlin’s (1813-1856) poetry. These songs, reflected the loving couple’s affection, were her best-known works.
This study discusses aspects of impact of the French Revolution in the late eighteenth century on German literature, education, nationalism and feminism. The male composers’ active domination of the nineteenth century musical world is in huge contrast to the female composers’ passive attitude. This study also provides a discussion on the restrained female composers’ status in the nineteenth century from the social context.
This study contains the following sections in order: the social background and the status of the women composers in the nineteenth century, short biography of Josephine Lang and Reinhold Köstlin, and the performance analysis of Josephine Lang’s eleven selected songs based on Reinhold Köstlin poetry.
This study intends to get the further understanding of the German songs and deepen the interpretation while singing by analyzing Josephine Lang’s songs. Besides, this study also expects to widen singers’ repertoire and create more chance for listeners to appreciate these outstanding works.
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