Thesis Title
Date of Graduation
Summer 2016
Degree
Master of Music
Department
Music
Committee Chair
John Prescott
Abstract
Gustav Mahler composed the song cycle Kindertotenlieder at the beginning of the 1900s. Depicting a mournful subject based on the poems of Friedrich Rü;ckert, the Lieder explore the different emotions and perspectives of a grieving parent who has lost his children to death. This discussion connects the movements of Mahler's Kindertotenlieder through a discussion of discoveries unveiled through Schenkerian analysis; harmonic, melodic, and motivic connections are highlighted throughout the composition. The tonal centers of the movements are discussed in an effort to illustrate the work as a whole, and not just as individual Lieder.
Keywords
Gustav Mahler, Kindertotenlieder, Schenker, analysis, music theory, Rückert, Lieder
Subject Categories
Music
Copyright
© Gabriel Quinton Fleetwood
Recommended Citation
Fleetwood, Gabriel Quinton, "Gustav Mahler's Kindertotenlieder: Connecting The Movements Of The Song Cycle Through Schenkerian Analysis" (2016). MSU Graduate Theses. 2960.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/2960
