Higgins, Paul
(2009)
Benjamin Britten: art song, a synthesis of
words and music — issues and approaches to
text-setting.
Maynooth Musicology: Postgraduate Journal, 2.
pp. 1-18.
Abstract
The clarity of verbal expression evident throughout Benjamin Britten’s
(1913-1976) art songs serves to highlight the central role which the
setting of pre-existing written poetic texts occupies in his compositional
process and in the aesthetic appreciation of his interpretation. For
Britten, text acts initially as a source of musical imagination, but it also
provides the composer with a framework with which to express
musically his selected, literary-based ideas.
Item Type: |
Article
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Keywords: |
Benjamin Britten; art song; synthesis; words; music; issues; approaches; text-setting; Maynooth Musicology; |
Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Arts & Humanities > Music |
Item ID: |
9469 |
Depositing User: |
IR Editor
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Date Deposited: |
14 May 2018 11:35 |
Journal or Publication Title: |
Maynooth Musicology: Postgraduate Journal |
Publisher: |
Maynooth Musicology |
Refereed: |
Yes |
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