J.K. Mertz’s Bardenklänge: A Context for the Emergence of the Character Piece Genre within the Repertoire for Solo Guitar
Doran, B. (2019) J.K. Mertz’s Bardenklänge: A Context for the Emergence of the Character Piece Genre within the Repertoire for Solo Guitar, Masters Thesis,Technological University Dublin
Having experience a large increase in concert activity in recent years, one wouldassume that the works of J.K. Mertz (1806–1856) would have experience the same level of attention within academic circles, however research is still limited. As a result, this thesis sets out to understand in what areas do Mertz's works differ from other guitar works in the first half of the nineteenth century—specifically Mertz's set of character pieces found in his Bardenklänge, op. 13. This thesis will address shifts in culture, aesthetics and the increasing interest in the ‘Folk’ c. 1800–1850 that led to the composition of Mertz’s Bardenklänge. Published in 1847, these works are unique in their instantiation of Romanticism, with few solo guitar works from the time fitting the mould of character music. The works draw inspiration from Macpherson's Ossian, Goethe's Willheim Meister, and many common poetic themes being...
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