PART I: AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATION OF TEXT TO MUSIC IN CLAUDE DEBUSSY'S "TROIS POEMES DE MALLARME" (AND) PART II: THE LEGEND OF SAINT JULIAN: AN OPERA-ORATORIO IN ONE ACT. (ORIGINAL COMPOSITION).
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Title
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PART I: AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATION OF TEXT TO MUSIC IN CLAUDE DEBUSSY'S "TROIS POEMES DE MALLARME" (AND) PART II: THE LEGEND OF SAINT JULIAN: AN OPERA-ORATORIO IN ONE ACT. (ORIGINAL COMPOSITION).
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Identifier
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AAI8611321
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identifier
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8611321
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Creator
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ANDREACCHI, PETER.
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Contributor
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Joel Lester
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Date
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1986
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Music
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Abstract
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The paper begins with a chapter devoted to the subject of symbolism. Symbolic usages in language in general are compared with those of the Symbolist poets. The symbolic nature of music in general is contrasted with linguistic symbolism, and then is compared with Debussy's "new musical symbolism.".;Chapter Two examines the relation of text to music in Soupir, the first of the songs. Chapter Three deals with the second song, Placet Futile; Chapter Four analyzes poetico-musical relations in the final song, Eventail. A final chapter summarizes the findings of the paper. Briefly, some major points are: (1) The demands of verbal logic are not the same as those of musical logic; thus, of necessity, poetic and musical forms here maintain some independence. (2) It is in the vocal part of the songs that the most direct relation may be noticed: here Debussy endeavors to heighten an already existing "Mallarmean music" through subtleties of melodic inflection and rhythmic stress. (3) The most interesting differences among the songs are to be seen in the indirect relation of the poems to the piano parts. (4) Mallarme and Debussy are perfectly fitted to one another, since both delight in qualities of ambiguous meaning, gradual evocation, and sonorous beauty. Both artists are concerned with a symbolic language that uses many common sounds or words, and transforms their meanings through novel contexts.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Music
