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Music, Subjectivity, and Schumann is a comprehensive academic study that investigates the intricate connections between musical composition and human subjectivity through the lens of Robert Schumann’s creative output. Benedict Taylor analyzes how Schumann’s innovative compositional techniques and aesthetic choices engage with nineteenth-century conceptions of the individual self and emotional expression.
The book traces the development of Schumann’s musical language across various genres, including lieder, chamber music, and symphonic works, demonstrating how his approach to form, harmony, and thematic development reflects evolving ideas about subjectivity and consciousness. Taylor contextualizes Schumann’s work within broader philosophical and cultural movements of the Romantic era, revealing the profound ways in which music participates in the construction and representation of modern subjectivity.
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