Schubert's place in history Flashcards

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Romantic period

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A time when expressions of the “Self” in art were becoming more prominent

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Formation of what concepts?

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Identity - masculinity

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Position in relation to Beethoven

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Beethoven significantly overshadowed Schubert during his time

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McClary on Beethoven’s music

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“compositions such as the ‘Eroica’ had already been embraced not merely as the standard in music, but also as the model of German manhood’

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Relevance to Schubert’s sexuality?

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Tradition of casting Schubert as “feminine” began here - his music was only considered feminine in relation to the hypermasculine public impression of Beethoven

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Brahms as masculine figure (who later eclipsed Schubert’s music) - Rudolf Louis (1909)

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‘Brahms is a thoroughly masculine character’

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Hanslick on Brahms 4th symph

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‘manly strength, unbending consistency’

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Hanslick on Brahms 2nd symph

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‘its essential characteristics can best be defined as serene cheerfulness, at once manly and gentle’

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