The French Piano Prelude: Elizabeth Jacquet De La Guerre To Olivier Messiaen

The piano prelude is one of the earliest genres in Western music, and it is beloved for its short length, stylistic diversity, and intelligent organization among the vast number of keyboard compositions.The prelude genre has developed over the centuries, and the formation of the genre's characteristics in a particular period of music history is dependent on the aesthetic thinking of different composers. In particular, the prelude has been an important compositional style for French composers from Louis Couperin to the present day. Unmeasured preludes, in which the duration of each note is allowed to the performer, were utilized as introductory movements in harpsichord suites beginning in the 17th century in France. Louis Couperin was the first to adopt the genre, and harpsichord preludes were used by many later composers until 1750s. These works will be discussed alongside some of the major French preludes in the piano repertoire. Composers discussed will include Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Olivier Messiaen and Cécile Chaminade.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Kansas

Year dc:date.issued

2022

Author dc:creator

• Zhu, Yanran

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kirkendoll, Michael

• Music
• 929323

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• Copyright held by the author.

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en

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http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:18407

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oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/39005