A Woman’s Love and Life
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A Woman’s Love and Life is the standard English title of Robert Schumann’s celebrated song cycle “Frauenliebe und -leben,” which traces a woman’s emotional journey through love, marriage, and loss.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song cycle
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vocal music work ⓘ |
| accompaniment | piano ⓘ |
| basedOn | poetry cycle "Frauenliebe und -leben" by Adelbert von Chamisso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | German Lied NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
loss and widowhood
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marriage ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| commonlyPerformedIn |
art song concerts
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recital programs ⓘ |
| composer | Robert Schumann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLanguage | German ⓘ |
| followsCharacterArc | a woman’s emotional journey from first love to bereavement ⓘ |
| genre | Lieder cycle ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitleVariant |
A Woman’s Love and Life
NERFINISHED
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A Woman’s Love and Life (song cycle) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
"An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust"
NERFINISHED
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"Du Ring an meinem Finger" ⓘ "Er, der Herrlichste von allen" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Helft mir, ihr Schwestern" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben" ⓘ "Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan" ⓘ "Seit ich ihn gesehen" ⓘ "Süßer Freund, du blickest" ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | German ⓘ |
| movementCount | 8 ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person female narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of piano part with vocal line
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intimate portrayal of 19th-century ideals of womanhood ⓘ |
| numberOfSongs | 8 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Frauenliebe und -leben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardEnglishTitleOf | Frauenliebe und -leben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
courtship
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death of the beloved ⓘ engagement ⓘ motherhood ⓘ wedding ⓘ |
| textBy | Adelbert von Chamisso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalVoiceType |
female voice
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mezzo-soprano ⓘ soprano ⓘ |
| workTitleInEnglish | A Woman’s Love and Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTitleInGerman | Frauenliebe und -leben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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