THE EMBODIMENT OF MUSICAL AND LITERARY INTEGRATION IN SCHUMANN'S VOCAL SUITE “THE POET'S LOVE”

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Wen Xu
Kovit Kantasiri

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The purpose of this paper is to investigate (1) the performance of the vocal suite "The Poet's Love" in terms of the fusion of music and literature, (2) how Schumann, the composer, presents the emotional connotations of Heine's poems through the musical elements of melodic harmony and rhythm, and (3) how the performer expresses the emotional tensions of the literary work through her voice. Through literature analysis. The findings of the study are found as follows:


  1. "The Poet's Love" highly matches the emotional expression of Heine's poetry in terms of melodic development and the use of harmony and rhythmic treatment, demonstrating the deep fusion of music and literature.

  2. The piano accompaniment of the work plays an important role in the musical performance, not only shaping the emotional atmosphere, but also assuming the function of narrating and supplementing the expression of the connotation of the poem.

  3. When interpreting the work, the singer needs to accurately grasp the combination of music and literature, and deepen the listener's understanding of the fusion of poetry and music through voice control, changes in tone, and emotional expression.

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