The Art Song: When Poetry Met Music

Description
The Art Song: When Poetry Met Music in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop!

Fun Fact
Schubert wrote over 600 art songs, many for informal gatherings with friends called Schubertiades. Performers often sang straight from handwritten manuscripts while the composer turned pages. Some of the most treasured songs in Western music began as living-room experiments rather than formal commissions.

About Steven, Host
Steven is a Canadian composer & actor living in Toronto. Through his music, he creates a range of works, with an emphasis on the short-form genre—his muse being to offer the listener both the darker and more satiric shades of human existence. If you're interested, please check out his music website for more. Member of the Canadian League Of Composers.