Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Music (MM)
Department
Music
Advisor's Name
Kathleen Wilson
Advisor's Title
Committee Chair
Advisor's Name
Robert Dundas
Advisor's Name
Joel Galand
Advisor's Name
John Augenblick
Keywords
Mozart, opera, soprano, Handel, Berlioz, Swedish, art, song, French, Messiah
Date of Defense
2012
Abstract
This thesis presents extended program notes for a sixty-minute vocal graduate recital consisting of the following repertoire for soprano: “How Beautiful are the Feet of Them” and “He Shall Feed His Flock” from Messiah and “Lascia ch’io pianga” from Rinaldo by George Frederick Handel; “La morte d’Ophélie” by Hector Berlioz; the Swedish art songs “Vingar i natten” by Ture Rangström and “Jung fru Blond och jung fru Brunette” by Wilhelm Stenhammar; the contemporary art song “Animal Passion” by Jake Heggie; and the following arias and duets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Mi tradi quell ‘alma ingrata” from Don Giovanni, “Bei Männern, welche liebe fuhlen” and “Papageno, Papagena” from Die Zauberflöte, “Deh vieni, non tardar o gioja bella,” “Venite inginochiatevi,” and “Via resti servita” from Le nozze di Figaro, and the Concert Aria “Ch’io mi scordi di te?...non temer, amato bene,” K.505. These works encompass a variety of styles, musical periods and forms spanning over four centuries. The recital itself is documented on the accompanying compact disc, while these program notes contain discuss historical context, musical analysis, and performance practice for this repertoire.
Recommended Citation
Nolan, Shanna, "Extended Program Notes for Thesis Voice Recital" (2012). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 646.
http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/646
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