Tonality and texture in Arnold van Wyk’s Vier weemoedige liedjies: musical, poetic and personal considerations

The four poems as set in Arnold van Wyk’s (1916-1983) Vier weemoedige liedjies (Four sad little songs [1934, published 1949]) present a continuum of consciousness that explores various aspects of a sense of loss shared by the poets and echoed by the composer; whether on a cultural or personal level...

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Main Authors: Nicol Viljoen, Ian Drennan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2013-04-01
Series:Acta Academica
Online Access:http://196.255.246.28/index.php/aa/article/view/1404