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THE MUSICAL STURM UND DRANG by Linn VanMeter-Drew A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of The Graduate College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Music School of Music Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan December 1984 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. THE MUSICAL STURM UND DRANG Linn VanMeter-Drew, M.M. Western Michigan University, 1984 This paper presents information regarding the validity of applying the term Sturm und Drang to music. In it, opinions of English- speaking musicological authorities regarding various aspects of the musical Sturm und Drang are discussed and compared. Each aspect of the musical Sturm und Drang is discussed in a separate chapter, along with parallel information on the literary Sturm und Drang. Then the various aspects of the musical Sturm und Drang are systematically compared with those of its literary namesake. This comparison makes it possible to reach certain conclusions regarding the validity of applying the term Sturm und Drang to music. The basic conclusion reached in this paper is that few connections exist between the literary and musical Sturm und Drang. As a result, the application of the term Sturm und Drang to music is valid only within a certain restricted definition of the term. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I offer my sincere thanks to the following people: Dr. David Sheldon, whose kindness and patient assistance made this project possible under somewhat unusual circumstances; Albert Gillis, whose high standards and integrity continue to be an inspiration; and Dennis Drew, Lisa V. Laichtman, and Jean Siemens, whose support and encouragement were endless. Linn VanMeter-Drew ii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................. ii LIST OF EXAMPLES.............................................. iv LIST OF T A B L E S ................................................. v Chapter I. INTRODUCTION .......................................... 1 II. THE HISTORY OF THE STURM UND D R A N G ....................... 3 The Literary Sturm und Drang........................... 3 The Musical Sturm und Drang ......................... 6 III. THE TIME OF THE STURM UND DRANG.......................... 11 The Literary Sturm und Drang.......................... 11 The Musical Sturm und D r a n g .......................... 12 IV. STURM UND DRANG CHARACTERISTICS.......................... 16 The Literary Sturm und Drang.......................... 16 The Musical Sturm und D r a n g .......................... 20 V. STURM UND DRANG PERSONAGES ............................. 39 The Literary Sturm und Drang...........................39 The Musical Sturm und D r a n g .......................... 50 VI. INFLUENCES ON STURM UND DRANG PERSONAGES ............... 62 The Literary Sturm und Drang.......................... 62 The Musical Sturm und D r a n g .......................... 66 VII. CONCLUSIONS............................................. 74 APPENDIX...................................... 78 BIBLIOGRAPHY............................ .................... 86 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OP EXAMPLES 1. Haydn Symphony No. 45, Allegro assal, mm. 29-33........ ........................................... ... 2. Haydn Symphony No. 45, Adagio, mm. 83-87 ..................... 79 3. Haydn Symphony No. 45, Finale, mm. 25-30 ..................... 80 4. Haydn Symphony No. 45, Finale, mm. 175-178 ................... 80 5. Haydn Symphony No. 45, Allegro assai, mm. 1-5........................................................ 84 6. Haydn Symphony No. 45, Adagio, mm. 4 - 6 ......................... 84 7. Haydn Symphony No. 45, Menuet, mm. 15-23....................... 85 8. Haydn Symphony No. 45, Allegro assal, nun. 1 - 1 1 .............. ..................................... ... iv Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OF TABLES 1. Table 1 .....................................................12 2. Table 2 ........................................ 15 v Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to present information concerning the validity of applying the term Sturm und Drang to music. To investigate this matter/ a survey was made of musicological sources in English which mention the Sturm und Drang. Included were general histories, period histories, works on particular composers, and articles relating to the subject. Opinions were collected from these sources on various aspects of the musical Sturm und Drang, and grouped together for comparison. Each chapter of this paper deals with a different aspect of the Sturm und Drang. Information on the literary movement is presented first, followed by parallel information on the musical Sturm und Drang. In this way, the aspects of the musical Sturm und Drang can be systematically compared with those of its literary namesake. This comparison should make it possible to reach some meaningful conclusions on the validity of applying the term Sturm und Drang to music. The first aspect of the Sturm und Drang to be discussed is the term itself. The origin of the term, the history of its application to music, and modern opinions regarding this application are all covered in Chapter II. Chapter III presents information useful in establishing the specific dates of both the literary and musical Sturm und Drang. The various characteristics of both the literary and musical Sturm und Drang are discussed and compared in Chapter IV. 1 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 2 (The Appendix contains further discussion of