Author: Karri YorkPublisher:
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Category : Songs
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
An Historical and Stylistic Analysis of Selected Twentieth-century Literature for Harp and Voice by British Composers
Author: Karri YorkA Brief Historical Survey of the Harp and Its Literature with an Analysis of Selected Harp Compositions from the Mid-twentieth Century to the Present
Author: Evelyn J. IversenPublisher:
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Category : Harp
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
An Examination of Rudolf Forst's Contributions to Twentieth-century Solo Harp Literature
Author: Joanne KingPublisher:
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Category : Harp music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The purpose of this study was to begin placing Rudolf Forst's solo harp works into the broader context of twentieth-century harp literature. A secondary purpose was to shed light on the body of lesser-known works written by American composers between 1900 and 1980. Through a stylistic analysis of Forst's works, it is evident that his musical style was consistent with trends in American music during the early-to-late twentieth century. His early harp works, written during the 1940s, demonstrate characteristics of both German and French musical influences. Sequences, written in 1972, reveals how Forst was incorporating trends from the 1960s, which included atonality and tendencies toward the avant-garde. At the core of all of Forst's harp works is a balance between conservative and experimental compositional approaches that enables these works to remain accessible to both listeners and performers. Forst's solos for harp are also well-written, demonstrating his understanding of the instrument. The appendix of lesser-known solo harp works by American composers shows that Forst was not the only composer whose works have been overlooked in discussions of harp literature. Further research on Forst and the lesser-known body of works would allow for greater understanding of trends in harp literature during the twentieth century.
Twentieth-Century British Authors and the Rise of Opera in Britain
Author: Irene MorraPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317005864
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
This book is the first to examine in depth the contributions of major British authors such as W. H. Auden and E. M. Forster, as critics and librettists, to the rise of British opera in the twentieth century. The perceived literary values of British authors, as much as the musical innovations of British composers, informed the aesthetic development of British opera. Indeed, British opera emerged as a simultaneously literary and musical project. Too often, operatic adaptations are compared superficially to their original sources. This is a particular problem for British opera, which has become increasingly defined artistically by the literary sophistication of its narrative sources. The resulting collaborations between literary figures and composers have crucial implications for the development of both opera and literature. Twentieth-Century British Authors and the Rise of Opera in Britain reveals the importance of this literary involvement in operatic adaptation to literature and literary studies, to music and musicology, and to cultural and theoretical studies.
Dissertation Abstracts International
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 1180
Book Description
Britten's Contributions to Twentieth-century Solo Harp Literature
Author: Joanne KingTrends, Analysis and Style of Specific Compositions by Twentieth Century Composers
Author: John MizellAmerican Doctoral Dissertations
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Category : Dissertation abstracts
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Comprehensive Dissertation Index, 1861-1972: Communications and the arts
Author: Xerox University MicrofilmsPublisher:
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
Harp Music in the Nineteenth Century
Author: Hans Joachim ZingelPublisher:
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Harp Music in the Nineteenth Century makes available a wealth of information on a vital period in the development of the harp and its music. In the early nineteenth century, Erard perfected the double-action mechanism, which allowed the harp to be played in all keys. Virtuosos and composers of the period were quick to exploit the lush harmonic modulations and new tone colors now possible. Book jacket.