Read Goethe’s poem “Erlkonig” (“The Earl King”) at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Der_Erlk%C3%B6nig and then hear Jessye Norman sing it in German at http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=8noeFpdfWcQ. Comment on the synthesis of words and music in this song. Do you experience a sense of participation once you know the meaning of the poem and see Norman’s expression of the music?
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