Abstract

Romanticism in the 19th century is characteristic of the close relationship between its literature and music. Plenty of colorful and dramatic fictions and literary works were accomplished in this period. Development of the Romantic music has followed the evolution and ideas of the literature. For the flute playing, not only the techniques are highly demanded, detailed interpretation with more personal emotions is also expected.

The German composer Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824~1910), though his career almost compassed the whole Romantic period, has admired the music principles and style of the Classicism. Following the tradition of the Classicism, his compositions has emphasized on forms and contents of the music. Reinecke’s sonata for flute Undine, Op. 167 is surveyed in this article. The background, music forms, and the styles of Reinecke’s works are fully studied. Through the analysis of Reinecke’s music and studying of the metaphor of the music inside original poem, ways of interpretation are built.

Music is the product of thought, craft, and inspiration. Tradition and renovation is not always contradictory to each other. Tradition records the success of renovation. Thoroughly running through the score, a new scheme of performing will be built. Contents of a composition, its relation with other arts, methods the composer adopts, and its characteristics have to be taken into surveying before the performance.

This article, “Musical Analysis and Interpretation of Reinecke’s Sonata for Flute Undine, Op. 167” are divided into five chapters. The motives, methods, and goals of research are shown in first chapter. The background and life of Reinecke, setting, and synopsis of this composition are introduced in second chapter. Detailed structural analysis is accomplished in third chapter, and the results are tabled. Literary description of this composition, which goes through the whole work measure by measure and covers the tempo, dynamics, and touch is included in fourth chapters. Based on results of preceding chapters, the summary and conclusion is made in the last chapter.

Keywords: Reinecke. Romanticism. Undine