Martial Caillebotte’s <i>Mélodies </i>and <i>Scènes Lyriques</i>: Analytical Essays and Performance Guide

<p>Composer, pianist and photographer, Martial Caillebotte (1853–1910) was the unknown younger brother of famous Impressionist painter, Gustave Caillebotte. Martial studied piano and harmony at the Paris Conservatory from 1870–1874. Martial created a substantial number of musical compositions including mélodies, scènes lyriques, operas, symphonic poems, as well as sacred choral and symphonic works. Born into a wealthy Parisian family, he did not need to work for a living and did not self-promote, therefore his pieces were rarely performed and after his death, most of his compositions were left in family archives. In the late 1990’s a rebirth of interest in the Caillebotte name (both Gustave and Martial) and artistic contributions led to the rediscovery of Martial Caillebotte’s music and current research.</p> <p>There is little scholarly work written on Martial Caillebotte, therefore this dissertation is meant to serve as an in-depth academic study and presentation of Martial Caillebotte and his works. Chapter 1 provides a biographical and historical examination of Caillebotte’s life and musical influences. A listing and description of his compositions are provided along with corresponding reviews and historical journal announcements. Chapter 2 is dedicated to the poets that Caillebotte set to music: Théophile Gautier (1811–1872), Pierre de Ronsard (1524–1585), Olivier Basselin (1400–1450), Félix Arvers (1806–1850), L. Gilis (dates unknown), and Alfred de Musset (1810–1857). Chapter 3 presents analytical essays and performance practice suggestions for Caillebotte’s <em>mélodies</em> and <em>scènes lyriques </em>for voice and piano<em>: </em>“Sérénade,” Mignonne, allons voir si la rose,” “Chanson,” “Sonnet,” “Le Nuage,” and “Attente.” The analytical essays are presented in the following outline: Text of the poem in French/translations in English; poem analysis; Caillebotte’s setting of the poetry; and musical analysis. A full score as well as musical examples are provided for each <em>mélodie</em>. Two appendices provide information on the three recordings by Chœur Régional Vittoria Île-de-France of Martial Caillebotte’s choral works (2012, 2014, and 2017) and chronological listings of the 21^st century live performances of Martial Caillebotte’s compositions.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Musical Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Music

Grantor

The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• McCormick, Dominique

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Sylvia Kahan

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Norman Carey
• Jonathan Pieslak
• Grant Knox
• Sylvia Kahan

• Composition
• Fine Arts
• Music Performance
• Music Theory
• Other French and Francophone Language and Literature
• French Mélodie
• Martial Caillebotte
• Vocal Performance
• Paris
• Musical Analysis
• Performance Guide

Repository record dc:identifier

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/4033

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:gc_etds-5115