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Article: Books -- German Poetry in Song: An Index of Lieder by Laurence Snyder
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- American Music Teacher
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- April 1, 1996
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German Poetry in Song: An Index of Lieder, by Laurence Snyder. Fallen Leaf Press (P.O. Box 10034, Berkeley, CA 94709), 1995. 730 pp., $75.
This remarkably exhaustive index (730 pages in the main volume and a 197-page supplement) lists 3,800 Lieder composed after 1770, scores for which the author claims can be generally found in the United States. It is intended as a guide for singers, accompanists, teachers and students-or anyone interested in exploring this repertory in unique and innovative ways. The index centers on the poetry. The bulk of the work consists of an alphabetical listing of poets, under which is given the first line of each poem, the name of the composer who set it, the ...