Disenchantment during the Biedermeier period : political subtexts in Schubert's songs

Even today Franz Schubert is belittled by many music enthusiasts as a typical Biedermeier composer, whose works appear to be of a purely lyrical and innocent character. Schubert composed over 600 songs and his image as a song composer generally fosters the lighthearted and almost naive view of his o...

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Main Author: Caton, Anke Theresa
Published: Cardiff University 2011
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.585180