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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Art songs"”.
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The Art Songs of Tom Cipullo
… Tom Cipullo plays in the development of American Art Song 1992-2008. Born in 1956, composer Tom Cipullo has written well over 100 songs. His music is complex and challenging yet firmly rooted in the 20th-century continuation of Romanticism. Cipullo's choice of poetry is almost always contemporary …
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Excursus: Three Art Songs for Soprano and Flexible Media
… of the medium. The composition consists of three songs, each of which focuses on comedic, physical, or philosophical fulfillment. Current television programming attempts to satisfy these desires with sitcoms, pharmaceutical ads, and political slander, respectively. Instead of communicating this …
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Love in a life: the art songs of Gena Branscombe
… century amidst a cultural moment in the arts that was dominated by men, those of European descent or training, and post-tonal compositional trends. This research project aims to revive Branscombe’s life, legacy, and music by examining her songs for voice and piano, both tracing their …
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The art songs of Jaime León: a textual and musical analysis
The thirty-six art songs of Colombian composer Jaime León (b. 1921) represent an important addition to the art song repertory. Chapter 1 introduces the topic and the literature on Jaime León and Latin American art song. Jaime León's biography forms Chapter 2, including his training as a pianist and …
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Aspects of national identity in the art songs of Ralph Vaughan Williams before the Great War
This dissertation explores how the art songs of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) composed before the Great War expressed the composer’s vision of “Englishness” or “English national identity”. These terms can be defined as the popular national consciousness of the English people. …
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Introduction to Brazilian art song: a pedagogical guide and analysis for selected art songs for use in the voice studio
The underrepresentation of Brazilian art song in international concert venues and studio teaching is linked to restricted access to scores, the absence of an official International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for Brazilian Portuguese, and a lack of knowledge regarding Brazilian music history. This …
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Graduate Recital, Voice
… character within both the opera and art song community, from recitative and arias symbolic of the Baroque style, to the Bel canto form of singing recitative and aria in the 19th century. This includes as well, the Romantic Lieder and Art songs that find themselves within the 20th …
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Tiberiu Brediceanu's Doine şi cântece poporale româneşti and folk-inspired art song
… one of the largest collections of Romanian folksongs, assembling over two thousand melodies. In his collection Doine si cantece poporale romanesti (Doinas and other Romanian Folksongs, 1927), Brediceanu set traditional folksongs in the style of lieder, arranging eighty folksongs for voice and …
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Graduate Recital, Soprano
… and twentieth musical periods as well as art songs and arias written in Italian, French, German and English. My program ranges in styles starting with Vivaldi's Four Arias, an Italian song cycle written in the baroque period to traditional spirituals arranged by Mark Hayes a twentieth …
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CANCIONES ARGENTINAS (SONGS OF ARGENTINA): A RECORDING PROJECT
… Project comprises recordings of Argentine art songs. The discs are approximately 40-60 minutes in length and consist of songs from the traditional art-song repertoire for voice and piano. This project is particularly appropriate because of the very limited number of recordings of Argentine …
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Graduate Recital, Collaborative Piano
… solo music, chamber music, and vocal music. The art songs found in this program portray a variety of tempos and characters, and when combined with the selected solo piano pieces, they show the journey of love. Beginning with Serious Song No. 4, Brahms shows us that love is the greatest gift. …
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The Songs of Lori Laitman: An Analysis of Sunflowers and Early Snow
… Lori Laitman, has charmed and impressed many art song enthusiasts, inspiring both admiration and devotion. Having written over 200 art songs, the American composer has continually earned the respect of critics as well as other composers, and perhaps most of all, singers. Her great respect for …
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An Early Violin Sonata by Peter Cornelius: A Critical Edition and Study
… opera<em> Der Barbier von Bagdad</em> and his art songs. The sonata's four movements are: Allegro (340 mm.); Scherzo (B-flat major, 416 mm.); <em>Fantasie</em> (C minor, 35 mm.); and the finale (252 mm.).</p> <p>In Chapter One, I describe Cornelius's family background and his life, education, …
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Songs of hostility, anguish, and peace : an introduction to select war repertoire for singers
… studio, continue to gravitate toward standard art songs and arias familiar to the classical-western tradition. In a rapidly changing world, it is important for 21st century studio teachers to realize the need to connect with students on a global platform rather than focus solely on an …
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Kjerulf and Welhaven: the advent of romantic Lieder and poetry in nineteenth-century Norway
… voice and piano – and with his more than 130 songs established the Norwegian art-song that Edvard Grieg would build on during the decades following Kjerulf’s death. After presenting the cultural and political background in Norway, the intertwined lives of the poet and composer and their …
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Vocal health and repertoire for the dramatic mezzo-soprano : a suggested course of study
… The guide includes selections from the genres of art song (beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels), opera and oratorio arias, concert works, and song cycles. Selected art songs and arias are presented from a vocal health perspective, using McKinney’s eight principles of Good Vocal Sound. In …
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Songs of the soul: an exploration of music by African American composers
… found within the standard repertoire. When songs by African American composers are performed in a recital, they are typically limited to arrangements of spirituals. While these pieces certainly deserve a place in song recitals, this limited programming leaves audiences unaware of the rich …
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An introduction to the life and the songs of composer Chris DeBlasio, with special emphasis on his cycle All the Way Through Evening
… awareness of his compositions in the greater artistic community and robbed him of the success eventually experienced by his fellow tonal compatriots. Today, he is best known for a single song (“Walt Whitman in 1989”) published in The AIDS Quilt Songbook. The purpose of this study is twofold. …
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The Life and Works of Clara Kathleen Rogers
… composer, educator, and writer. Her multifaceted artistic career spanned over six decades and two continents. Her reputation and influence during her lifetime contrast dramatically with her obscurity today. This document explores the enduring value of her legacy through an examination of her …
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Bells in tower at evening toll : a performer's guide to the songs of David P. Rossow on the texts of William Shakespeare and A. E. Housman for baritone voice and piano
… music for jazz ensemble, and most recently, songs for solo voice and piano. This document serves as a performer’s guide to Rossow’s songs for baritone/low male voice and piano, Three Shakespeare Sonnets and Three A.E. Housman Songs. Chapter 1 is comprised of relevant biographical information …