An analytical comparison of the art song style of Poldowski with the styles of Debussy and Fauré

Author

Kness, Karen, author.

Title

An analytical comparison of the art song style of Poldowski with the styles of Debussy and Fauré / by Karen Kness.

Format

E-Book

Published

[Bloomington, Indiana]: Indiana University, 2012

Description

1 online resource (iii, 85 pages) : music
D. Mus. Indiana University 2012.

[Description]

Available online via IUScholarWorks, Jacobs School of Music, Theses and Dissertations, Doctoral Final Projects--Voice (DM)

URL

- (Full text (PDF)) http://hdl.handle.net/2022/14300

Other contributors

Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
Indiana University, Bloomington, degree granting institution.

Notes

Description based on online resource. Title from PDF title page (IUScholarWorks, viewed on July 17, 2014).
Includes list of Poldowski's songs with date, publisher, and poetic source.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-85).

Contents

• Introduction
• Poldowski's life and education
• Song style and choice of poetry
• The three periods of Poldowski's song composition. First period : 1911-1914. L'attente ; Dansons la gigue! ; Sérénade ; Second period : 1918-1920. Soir ; Third period : 1924-1927. La passante
• Comparison of Poldowski's song style with the styles of Gabriel Fauré and Claude Debussy. En sourdine ; Mandoline ; Fantoches ; L'heure exquise (La lune blanche).

Subject headings

Poldowski, 1879-1932--Criticism and interpretation.
Poldowski, 1879-1932. Songs.
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918--Criticism and interpretation.
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Songs.
Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924. Songs.
Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924--Criticism and interpretation.
Songs--Analysis, appreciation.
Vocal music--19th century--History and criticism.
Vocal music--20th century--History and criticism.