Debussy and the French Mélodie
Class
Article
College
Caine College of the Arts
Department
Music Department
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Abstract
Debussy's contributions to the French art song repertoire and treatment of poetry will be examined through a performance of two of his songs. "Il pleure dans mon coeur," a poem written by Paul Verlaine is one of Debussy's very successful songs. "De soir," a setting of one of Debussy's own poems was far less successful. Context and biographical information of the composer will be discussed in addition to a musical and poetic analysis of each song and how they influenced the genre of the mélodie.
Location
Room 101
Start Date
4-11-2019 10:30 AM
End Date
4-11-2019 11:45 AM
Debussy and the French Mélodie
Room 101
Debussy's contributions to the French art song repertoire and treatment of poetry will be examined through a performance of two of his songs. "Il pleure dans mon coeur," a poem written by Paul Verlaine is one of Debussy's very successful songs. "De soir," a setting of one of Debussy's own poems was far less successful. Context and biographical information of the composer will be discussed in addition to a musical and poetic analysis of each song and how they influenced the genre of the mélodie.