Airiños: For Orchestra and Two-Part Women's Choir, and a Biography of The Poet Rosalía de Castro

<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>Spanish poet Rosalía de Castro was a central figure in the Galician</p> <p>cultural and literary revival of the mid nineteenth-century. One of her most</p> <p>significant books is Cantares Gallegos, a book of poems written in Galician that</p> <p>serves as an homage to the language, culture, customs and countryside of</p> <p>Galicia. The text for the musical portion of this document, a work for orchestra</p> <p>with extended percussion and two-part women’s choir entitled Airiños, comes</p> <p>from Castro’s poem Airiños, airiños, aires which was featured in Cantares</p> <p>Gallegos. To gain a deeper understanding of the author’s importance and</p> <p>influence in Galicia and beyond, an overview of her upbringing and professional</p> <p>life is provided in Chapter One. Chapter Two consists of an English translation of</p> <p>the poem from which the text of Airiños originates, as well as the historical</p> <p>background and significance of the poem in question. Chapter Three is a score</p> <p>of Airiños, and chapter Four is a structural analysis of Airiños.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Music

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School of Music

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Stobbe, Scott T

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stephen Lias
• Jamie Weaver
• Juan C. Urena

• Rosalía de Castro
• Galicia
• score
• orchestra
• choir
• Composition
• Music
• Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/87

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:etds-1081