The Nightingale in Poetry and Music

This thesis surveys a variety of songs and arias for high soprano which feature the nightingale; examines the musical elements that symbolize, refer to, or imitate the nightingale; and compares these musical elements with transcriptions of the nightingale's song. The first chapter reviews the symbolic development of the nightingale and its role in poetry and literature. The interior chapters address a selection of musical compositions that feature the nightingale and its song. The final chapter establishes a relationship between the sound of the actual sound of the nightingale and the musical gestures created by composers to imitate the nightingale.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2003

Author dc:creator

• Blizzard, Amy

Contributors dc:contributor

• Miller, Laurel
• Klein, Joseph, 1962-
• Homer, Paula
• Cooper, J. Michael

• Nightingale -- Poetry.
• Nightingale -- Songs and music -- History and criticism.
• Nightingale
• music
• poetry
• soprano

Statement dc:rights

• Use restricted to UNT Community
• Copyright
• Blizzard, Amy
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 53244098
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4161/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

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