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Das Deutsche Lied: Eine Songwriting-Tradition Für Das Volk, Ethan Watson
Das Deutsche Lied: Eine Songwriting-Tradition Für Das Volk, Ethan Watson
Honors Theses
This thesis focuses on the analysis of two prominent German Lieder. Through the works of Goethe, Schubert, and Wolf Biermann, I have attempted to show the progression of the songwriting genre and how it has transitioned from universally-understood emotion to specific political protest through the intimate monologues contained in song.