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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Oratorios"”.
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Creating both text and music for oratorios: portfolio of compositions and exegesis.
… composing both the text and the music for oratorios linked by the archetypal literary form of the hero’s journey. The research method combined the creative roles of librettist and composer and, in doing so, facilitated a deeper understanding of the genre today. The disciplines of creative …
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The Evolution of Sacred Soli from Oratorios: Baroque Period to the Twentieth Century
… and characteristics found in sacred soli from oratorios over the course of the Baroque Period to the Twentieth Century. The author chose eight representative arias for examination in this project, with two arias being chosen for each of four periods, the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and …
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Charles Jennens's collection of Handel's sacred oratorios from 'Saul' to 'Jephtha': sources, contexts, and revisions
… dissertation focuses on his copies of the sacred oratorios beginning with 'Saul' (1739) because most of the collection was copied in the 1740s, the sacred oratorios were the works that Jennens was most interested in, and 'Saul' was his first collaboration with Handel. As many of these manuscripts …
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A performer's analysis of the bass roles in selected Old Testament narrative English oratorios of George Frideric Handel
… that are in the Old Testament English oratorios of George Frideric Handel. This study is largely dependent upon the Chrysander editions of the oratorios, however both the Bärenreiter and Novello editions are consulted where available. This work may serve as a reference for bass …
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A bibliographical and textual study of the wordbooks for James Miller's Joseph and his brethren and Thomas Broughton's Hercules, oratorio librettos set to music by George Frideric Handel, 1743-44.
This thesis recovers the wordbooks for Handel’s oratorios from their neglect in literary and musical history. Taking Joseph and his Brethren and Hercules as samples, it shows the essential place of wordbooks in the original oratorio experience and challenges an editorial and performance practice …
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The emergence of the independent prologue and chorus in Jesuit school theatre c.1550 - c.1700, derived from a comparative analysis of Benedictine, Augustinian and Jesuit school theatre, lay youth confraternity theatre and the oratorio vespertina of the Congregation of the Oratory
… Jesuit theatre main title dramas and Oratorian oratorios do not reveal a relationship, a comparative examination of the musical prologues and choruses performed within Jesuit theatrical productions and the musical works performed in the services of the Congregation of the Oratory over the period …
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A conductor's guide to three sacred choral/orchestral works by Antonio Caldara: "Magnificat in C", "(1724)Te Deum" and "Dies irae".
… Caldara: His Life and His Venetian-Roman Oratorios). In addition, the three types of sacred works under consideration are identified and discussed. The second chapter presents a comparison of Caldara's Magnificat to Magnificats of his contemporaries. The greater part of this chapter is …
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Georg Philipp Telemann's Use Of The Trumpet In Tafelmusik II-TWV 55: D1 (1733) Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works by Kennan, Torelli, Chaynes and Others
… included trumpets in his operas, cantatas, oratorios, orchestral music and mixed chamber music. This project will study the opening suite and conclusion of Tafelmusik II (TWV: D1, 1733) in order to examine his use of the trumpet in a mixed chamber work. Since Telemann was heavily influenced …
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Inspiring the Nation: French Music about Jeanne d'Arc in the 1930s and 1940s
… masses, symphonic works, musical dramas, oratorios, and radio dramas by such leading composers as Arthur Honegger, Manuel Rosenthal, Paul Paray, Maurice Jaubert, and André Jolivet. During this period, politicians of all stripes were obsessed with the idea that, in order to remain great, …
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Haydn's Creation as a Musical Response to the Enlightenment
… Milton's Paradise Lost and earlier "creation" oratorios. The libretto of Creation, through its revisionist treatment of the biblical account of creation, reflects a shift from the orthodox Christian, apologetic perspective of Handelian oratorio toward a deistic representation of biblical truth. …
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Music and communication in Enlightenment Rome: doctrine, instruction, socialization, and style in the vocal works of the Collegio Nazareno (1704-1784)
… forty-nine Italian-texted, religious cantatas, oratorios (or componimenti sacri), and pastorales, commissioned by and performed at the Collegio Nazareno, in Rome, as part of the accademie literarie that took place annually there, at least, between 1681 and 1784. The Collegio Nazareno, a Piarist …
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Review of educational objectives for conducting classes for the undergraduate through the doctoral degree
… should be developed for opera, ballet, theater, oratorios, and jazz ensembles.The number of conducting courses, class meetings, and credit should be increased.More conducting classes should be required for the music education major and conducting major, especially at the undergraduate …
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Ombra music in the eighteenth century : context, style and signification
… began to appear outside opera, such as in oratorios, in parts of mass settings (especially requiems) and in instrumental music, most frequently in slow introductions to symphonies. Ombra therefore provides a source for topical references for many composers. Mozart especially used the ombra …
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Pax Britannica: Edward Elgar's Caractacus as a musical expression of British imperialism
… his later years includes his Catholic-inspired oratorios The Dream of Gerontius, The Apostles, and The Kingdom. The fame brought about by public interest in his Variations helped elevate Elgar to a leader among British composers in his time. In addition to these works, Elgar’s oeuvre includes …
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A Scholarly Performance Edition of Selected Anthems, 24 December 1767, by Johannes Herbst, Moravian-American Composer
… opera excerpts, and scores and parts for fifty oratorios. It is a comprehensive collection of Herbst's work, and it spans sixty years of the Moravians' most vigorous musical growth. In it are works by many Moravian composers, as well as representative works by important European composers of the …
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Arte y devoción en la ruta de la plata de Potosi, iglesias Andinas (S. XVII-XIX).
… más de 80 iglesias andinas, incluyendo pequeños oratorios de estancias y capillas, la mayoría construidas en tierra o piedra entre los siglos XVII y XIX. A partir del año 2009, Fundación Altiplano, entidad sin fin de lucro, propuso al Gobierno de la región de Arica y Parinacota, la conformación …
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The Tonkünstler-Societät and the oratorio in Vienna, 1771–1798
… These concerts typically featured newly-composed oratorios written specifically for the Society by such eminent composers as Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Salieri, and Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf. The Society is considered to be one of Vienna’s earliest public concert institutes, …
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Historically Informed Performance Practice of the Baroque Era
… he became a naturalized citizen. The operas and oratorios that Handel wrote in the English vernacular merited the admiration and respect of the nation, and Handel's legacy persists as one of the most beloved English composers of all time. Employed by many wealthy patrons, including the Elector of …
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Vision An Oratorio
Vision is an oratorio written for mixed chorus and soli accompanied by a chamber orchestra. The text is from the book Doctrine and Covenants, section seventy-six, paragraphs one and two, as printed by the official publishing organization of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day …