Back to search

Central Washington University

Beethoven’s an die Ferne Geliebte

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

Beethoven has often been accused of writing vocal music which exceeds some normal limitations of the voice. Such unfortunate accusations result in many singers avoiding his vocal music. Through means of historical evidence presented in this paper, through an examination of An die ferne Geliebte and its performance, the writer hopes to dispel some of this misunderstanding of Beethoven's vocal music.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts (MA)
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Music
Year
1968

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Piersall, Paul R.
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Joseph S. Haruda
  • John W. DeMerchant
  • E. Gordon Leavitt

Subjects

dc:subject × 8

Rights

Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Repository record dc:identifier
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/966
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1981

Chain of custody

source
Harvested from
Central Washington University
Base URL
digitalcommons.cwu.edu/do/oai/
Last updated
2026-07-24
Source record
OAI-PMH GetRecord
citation

Piersall, Paul R.. Beethoven’s an die Ferne Geliebte. 1968. https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/966