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The Song Cycles of Louis Aubert
Six Poemes Arabes is Louis Aubert's largest and most orchestral work for voice and piano. The poetry, taken from Franz Toussaint's Jardin des caresses is highly evocative, and frequently borders on the erotic. A young man has a dream that he is seeking his beloved, and throughout the cycle is …
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Selected American Song Cycles for Baritone Composed Since 1945
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The Songs and Song Cycles of Sergey Prokofiev (1930--1950)
In his Pushkin songs Op. 73, written on the occasion of the centennial of the legendary Russian poet, Prokofiev continued the romantic nationalist tradition started by Mikhail Glinka. In the folk-song arrangements Op. 104 and duets Op. 106 the imagery deals with the usual universal themes of …
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Beyond the "Year of Song": Text and Music in the Song Cycles of Robert Schumann after 1848
… contributions, specifically to the genre of the song cycle from 1849 to 1852, are among his late compositional works that still await full reconsideration. A topical study, focusing on three themes of selections from his twenty-three late cycles, will provide a critical evaluation of Schumann's …
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Arthur Bliss's emerging voice : a study of two song cycles on texts by Li Po
… and in June of that year, he composed his first song cycle, Ballads of the Four Seasons for voice and piano, using the poetry of Li Po, an eighth century Chinese poet. That fall, Bliss composed his second cycle, The Women of Yueh for voice and chamber ensemble, also to poetry by Li Po. These …
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A Bird’s Eye View: Large-Scale Tonal Structures in Robert Schumann’s Four Song Cycles (op. 42, 24, 39, and 48)
… started to compose almost exclusively Lieder and song cycles inspired by his predecessors Beethoven and Schubert. This was a prolific year for Schumann compositionally, in part due to his marriage to Clara Schumann who was one of Europe’s most preeminent piano virtuosos and a budding composer …
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A performer's guide to Gwyneth Walker's settings of poetry by Lucille Clifton- No Ordinary Woman! and Three Songs for Lucille
… composition. From ballads to scat singing, each song is representative of a different style of jazz. The cycle, consisting of five songs, explores the poet’s journey of contemplation regarding various aspects of her life, predominantly her physical appearance. In No Ordinary Woman! and Three …
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Jules Massenet's Musical Prosody Focusing on His Eight Song Cycles And A Collection, Expressions Lyriques: A Lecture Recital, Together with Recitals of Selected Works of W. A. Mozart, F. Schubert, C. Debussy, R. Strauss, D. Argento, V. Bellini, J. Marx, W. Walton, C. Gounod, A. Scarlatti, G. Fauré, J. Rodrigo, H. Wolf, and Others
… regarding musical prosody through his eight song cycles, including Poëme d'Avril, Poëme Pastoral, Poëme du Souvenir, Poëme d'Amour, Poëme d'Hiver, Poëme d'un Soir, and Quelques Chansons Mauves, and a collection, Expressions Lyriques. These mélodies show the influence of the trend of salon …
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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 and …
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A Performer's Guide to John Musto's Penelope: A Cycle of Seven Songs for Soprano and Piano
… stands at the forefront of modern American art-song composition. Many of his songs, such as "Litany" from Shadow of the Blues, have already achieved a place in the standard contemporary repertory for singers. His compositional technique weaves influences of jazz, blues, ragtime, and popular …
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Selected songs by Vincent Persichetti
… and organ), chorus, and voice and piano (songs and song cycles); and an opera. Persichetti was the recipient of three Guggenheim Fellowships, over 100 commissions from organizations such as the Philadelphia Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, and the St. Louis Symphony, and was the first …
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The Voice of Children in Art Song: A Study of Six Cycles Involving a Child's Perspective
… explores the often overlooked and undervalued song cycle repertory containing children’s themes. This genre includes music written and performed by adults that offers elements of a child’s world within the poetry. Various modes of communication are possible in songs with children’s themes, …
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The choral cycle : a conductor’s guide to four representative works
… and analyzes in depth four representative choral cycles, all of them American, and all composed in the twentieth century. Choral cycles are multi-movement choral works intended by their composers to be performed as sets. The term “choral cycle” has been used for only about a hundred years; similar …
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A performer's guide to Virgil Thomson's Five Songs from William Blake
… Thomson (1896-1989) did write nearly seventy songs for voice and piano, including several important song cycles. One of these cycles, the Five Songs from William Blake, represents an impressive composition for the baritone voice. Unfortunately, much of the previous scholarship about Thomson …
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Vocal health and repertoire for the dramatic mezzo-soprano : a suggested course of study
… 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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An introduction to the life and the songs of composer Chris DeBlasio, with special emphasis on his cycle All the Way Through Evening
… 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. First of all, I explored the life of Chris DeBlasio, discovering elements of his personality, as well as specific life events, that contributed …
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A graduate recital in voice
22 audio files + 1 PDF file
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Constructing Landscapes: Towards a Hybrid Tonality
… in B flat and two cellos). Winter Pass is a song cycle on texts by Edward Thomas, while In Memoriam comprises five settings of different war poets, namely, A. E. Housman, Edward Thomas, Leslie Coulson, Richard Aldington, and Willoughby Weaving. Marvellous Sweet Music sets texts from The …
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Master's thesis recital (voice)
… : op. 22 / Richard Strauss -- Six Elizabethan songs / Dominick Argento -- Quel fuardo il cavaliere : from Don Pasquale / Gaetano Donizetti.
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