ID - 1666074 TI - Schumann's piano cycles and the novels of Jean Paul AU - Reiman, Erika AU - University of Rochester Press PY - 2004 VL - 19 SN - 158046145X 9786611382940 1281382949 1580466249 9781580466240 9781580461450 PB - Rochester, NY University of Rochester Press DB - UniCat KW - novelettes KW - pianomuziek KW - Jean Paul KW - Schumann, Robert KW - Music and literature KW - Musique et littérature KW - Muziek en literatuur KW - 78 SCHUMANN, ROBERT KW - 830 "18" JEAN PAUL KW - Muziek--SCHUMANN, ROBERT KW - Duitse literatuur--19e eeuw. Periode 1800-1899--JEAN PAUL KW - Music and literature. KW - Piano music KW - History and criticism. KW - 830 "18" JEAN PAUL Duitse literatuur--19e eeuw. Periode 1800-1899--JEAN PAUL KW - 78 SCHUMANN, ROBERT Muziek--SCHUMANN, ROBERT KW - History and criticism KW - Literature and music KW - Literature KW - Jean Paul, KW - Schumann, Robert, KW - Paul, Jean, KW - Richter, Johann Paul Friedrich, KW - Rikhter, Zhen Polʹ Friderik, KW - Richter, Jean Paul, KW - Influence. KW - Influence KW - 19th century KW - Piano music (Schumann, Robert) KW - Klavierwerk (Schumann, Robert) KW - Complete works for piano (Schumann, Robert) KW - Carnaval. KW - Davidsbündlertänze. KW - Faschingsschwank aus Wien. KW - Idyll Exploration. KW - Jean Paul Friedrich Richter. KW - Literary Influence. KW - Performance and Hearing. KW - Prose Style. KW - Robert Schumann. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1666074 AB - Robert Schumann frequently expressed his deep admiration for the novels of Jean Paul Friedrich Richter, the late-eighteenth-century German novelist, essayist, and satirist. Schumann imitated Jean Paul's prose style in his own fiction and music criticism, and said once that he learned 'more counterpoint from Jean Paul than from my music teacher.' Drawing on the recent, groundbreaking work in musico-literary analysis of scholars such as Anthony Newcomb, John Daverio, and Lawrence Kramer, Erika Reiman embarks on a comparative study of Jean Paul's five major novels and Schumann's piano cycles of the 1830s, many of which are staples in the repertoire of concert pianists today. The present study begins with a thorough review of Jean Paul's literary style, emphasizing the digressions, intertextuality, self-reflexivity, and otherworldliness that distinguish it. The similarly digressive style that Schumann developed is then examined in his earliest works, including the enduring and highly original 'Carnaval' (1835), and in cycles of the later 1830s, notably 'Davidsbündlertänze' and 'Faschingsschwank aus Wien'. Finally, an analysis of three one-movement works from 1838-39 reveals links with Jean Paul's exploration of the idyll, an ancient genre that had experienced an eighteenth-century revival.Throughout, the author attempts to keep in mind the actual sound and performed experience of the works, and suggests ways in which an awareness of Jean Paul's style might change the performance and hearing of the cycles. Erika Reiman, received her Ph.D. in Musicology from the University of Toronto (1999) and has taught at Brock University, Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Guelph, and the University of Toronto; she is also active as a pianist and chamber musician. ER -