Award Date

5-1-2022

Degree Type

Doctoral Project

Degree Name

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

Department

Music

First Committee Member

Kimberly James

Second Committee Member

Alfonse Anderson

Third Committee Member

Linda Lister

Fourth Committee Member

Richard Miller

Fifth Committee Member

Philip Hubbard

Number of Pages

79

Abstract

The scope of this document is to demonstrate the richness and diversity to be found in the art song genre from countries outside of the standard repertoire, specifically focusing on the Brazilian composer Francisco Mignone. The purpose of this document is to provide performance practice guidelines for four selected pieces by Francisco Mignone: No Meio do Caminho (1938), Pregão (1947), Si eu sei o que é saudade (1976), and Valsa-Vocalise (1972). They exemplify expressions of Brazilian national identity through the music selected. Furthermore, it provides a brief background on the composer and his compositional style phases, and context for the selection of his work. It will also provide resources related to the Brazilian Portuguese language because the language factor should not be a barrier impeding people from singing repertoire in Brazilian Portuguese. Singers should continue exploring different composers from different nationalities in order to expand the art song canon, and to discover great repertoire connected to different cultures.

Keywords

Art Song; Brazilian composer; Carlos Drummond de Andrade; Francisco Mignone; saudade; Vocal Work

Disciplines

Music | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

File Format

pdf

File Size

8300 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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