A Study On The Singing Of Schubert’s Vocal Suite "Swan Song"

Franz Schubert(Franz Schubert: 1797∽1828)Austrian composer,heir to classical music,but also a representative of early romantic music,was later known as the "king of art songs",Schubert In his short lifetime,he created more than 600 art songs,pushing the music sung by human voice to a new height and changing the previous situation where instrumental works were the mainstream music."Swan Song" is a collection of works compiled and published by Tobias Haslinger Company in Schubert’s later years,because this work is different from "Winter Journey" and "The Beautiful Mill Girl".The story is coherent,and its singing degree is not as high as the previous two works,and there are relatively few research topics.Therefore,further research on this topic is of great significance to the analysis and singing of this work.This article mainly analyzes Schubert’s works based on three different poets in "Swan Song","Serenade" by Lyle Stubb,"Fisher Girl" by Heine,and "Carrier Pigeon" by Seidel.The first part of the main body of the thesis is a brief overview of Schubert and "Swan Song",including three aspects of Schubert’s life and artistic achievements,the background of Schubert’s vocal suite creation,and the creation characteristics of "Swan Song";The second part is to analyze the musical works in combination with the three first songs in the author’s mid-master’s concert "Swan Song",and discusses several aspects including the musical structure,tonal changes,and characteristics of the selected works;Part of the singing analysis of the selected works,the discussion includes three aspects: the combination of words and music,the technical control in the singing process,and the coordination of singing and piano accompaniment.Through the analysis and singing research of the three representative works of "Swan Song",this paper digs deeper into the content and value of the works,aiming to make the singing interpretation of these art songs more delicate and rich.