The hymn topic in Mozart’s instrumental music

Rumph, Stephen

doi:10.1017/cbo9781107360051.005

Mozart Studies 2 2015

DOI: 10.1017/cbo9781107360051.005

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The hymn topic in Mozart’s instrumental music

Stephen Rumph¹

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“… 4. This terminological specification also underlines the difference from an entirely different topos related to sacred hymns as discussed by McKee (2007), Rumph (2015), and Sánchez-Kisielewska (2016). …”

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The Perception of Musical Expression in the Nineteenth Century: The Case of the *Glorifying Hymnic**

Hentschel

Kreutz

2021

Music & Science

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Music conveys expressive meaning, and it elicits affective and associative responses in listeners. Historical documents from the 19th century contain reflections about the perceived expression of and affective responses to music in a wide range of works, including symphonies and operas. Therefore, we asked what verbal descriptors found in contemporary writings from the 19th century provide information about the perceived expressive qualities. Additionally, we examined whether the sources hint at situational / contextual factors. To this end, we investigated the descriptors used to describe the perception of a specific type of music, defined through a set of 16 features. We called this type of music “Glorifying Hymnic.” We searched a large amount of 19th-century symphonic music to identify as many excerpts displaying these features. Then, we investigated the description of the listening experience of the excerpts mainly using the RIPM (Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals) database. We found 47 compositions with 48 excerpts that matched our rather strict criteria and 102 textual sources that provided sufficiently concrete information regarding how several of the excerpts have been perceived. We found a very high degree of consistency in the description of the music: It has been described as glorious, powerful, triumphant and victorious, grand, joyous and happy, solemn, exciting, noble, tranquil and sometimes proud. It also elicited associations with singing, especially choral singing, and with religion. Only very few connections between music perception and situational factors were detected relating to religious associations and associations of the music with choral singing. They might refer to special circumstances in France and Germany respectively. We discuss our findings in the context of both historical perspectives and musicpsychological models.

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The Perception of Musical Expression in the Nineteenth Century: The Case of the *Glorifying Hymnic**

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Music & Science

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