Depuis le début du Premier Empire, la création artistique française est régentée, à quelques exceptions près, par les théâtres de Paris. À l’instar de bon nombre de scènes provinciales, le Grand Théâtre de Lyon est contraint, à défaut de pouvoir proposer des œuvres locales, de composer ses programmations lyriques en fonction des productions de la capitale et de construire son affiche en prenant pour modèles celles de l’Opéra et de l’Opéra Comique. À l’aide des différents témoignages retrouvés dans les textes de presse de l’époque, cette étude s’interroge sur l’identité des programmations du Grand Théâtre de Lyon entre 1815 et 1848. Qu’il s’agisse de la représentation de ce répertoire ou de sa réception, les performances des artistes et les jugements des spectateurs lyonnais sont influencés par les succès de la capitale : les programmations de la Restauration laissent la part belle à l’opéra comique ainsi qu’aux compositeurs de l’Ancien Régime et de l’Empire ; celles de la Monarchie de Juillet se renouvellent avec le grand opéra et s’enrichissent d’ouvrages donnés en version originale et de traductions d’opéras étrangers. Mais, bien que la composition et la réussite des saisons soient largement tributaires de la référence parisienne, il existe une identité des programmations lyonnaises, qui est à chercher dans l’originalité du cadre spécifique que constituent l’économie du Grand Théâtre et les prescriptions de la presse locale. / Since the beginning of the First French Empire, all the French artistic creation but a few is controlled by the Parisian theatres. As numerous provincial establishments, the Grand Theatre of Lyon, instead of proposing some local creations, is forced to compose its lyrical programs from the productions of the capital city and to take the Parisian Opéra and Opéra Comique as models.Through the different testimonies found in the newspapers of the period, this study questions the identity of the Grand Theatre’s programs from 1815 to 1848. Considering the representation of the repertory or its reception, the artists’ performances and the Lyon spectators’ judgments are influenced by the Parisian successes: the programs during the Restoration are dominated by the opéra comique but also by the Old Regime and Empire’s composers; those during the July Monarchy renew themselves with the grand opéra and are enriched by works played in original version and by translations of foreign operas. But, even though the composition and the success of the seasons are dependent on the Parisian references, there is a Lyon programs’ identity, which is to be searched for in the originality of the specific frame that form the Grand Theatre’s economy and the recommendations of the local newspapers.

L’autonomisation de l’art instrumental arabe et, plus particulièrement, l’éclosion de l’art improvisatif du taqsīm au ‘ūd, sont concomitants à l’avènement de l’ère discographique et du 78 tours (1903) en Égypte, notamment avec les enregistrements de Sayyid a-s-Suwaysī, tandis que l’apogée de cet art attendra les années 1920, avec les développements apportés à cette pratique par Muḥammad al-Qaṣabgī, surnommé Sultan du ‘ūd. L’émergence du 78 tours est anticipée par une véritable renaissance musicale, menée par des musiciens de génie attachés à la cour d’Ismaël Pacha et ses successeurs. Le développement du pendant instrumental de cette école (nommée la Nahḏa), qui est inhérent au ‘ūd, est lié notamment à l’apparition au cours du dernier tiers du XIXe siècle d’un nouveau modèle de cet instrument. Les caractéristiques géométriques de ce nouveau model (taille, rapport entre longueur de corde vibrante et longueur du manche etc.) le distinguent nettement de son prédécesseur tel qu’il est décrit par les auteurs occidentaux (Villoteau, Lane, Fétis) et orientaux (Maššāqa et al-Jundī). Aussi, sur la période 1902-1904, plusieurs théoriciens égyptiens ont-ils rendu hommage à cet instrument par une actualisation de la théorie modale arabe abbasside, conçue en fonction des doigtés du ‘ūd, et son application au grand ‘ūd égyptien. Ce faisant, ils affirment l’importance de l’instrument dans la théorie, la performance et la transmission. Cette thèse a pour but d’étudier l’évolution de la virtuosité traditionnelle inhérente à la notion médiévale du haḍaq (liée à la perfection artistique) au sein de la tradition musicale arabe, et ce, par le biais de l’analyse de l’évolution des formes jouées, de l’accordage, et des modes de jeu. Cet examen commence par une étude organologique et acoustique des modèles d’instruments employés dans les enregistrements du début de l’ère discographique, en tant que critères externes. Il se poursuit par la segmentation des énoncés enregistrés, à partir de critères internes, liés à la métrique poétique arabe, au mode de jeu et à la configuration du discours musical. Il se termine par une modélisation sémiotique modale de deux extraits et débouche sur une mise en exergue des apports de Qaṣabgī à l’art improvisatif du taqsīm. / The autonomy of Arabic instrumental art and, in particular, the development of improvisational from (taqsīm) on the 'ūd, were concomitant with the advent of 78 rpm recordings in Egypt (1903), as represented by the recordings of Sayyid as-Suwaysī. Yet, the apogee of this art will wait until the 1920s, with the novelties brought to its practice by Muḥammad al-Qaṣabgī, dubbed Sultan of 'Ūd. The emergence of 78 rpm recordings is anticipated by a real musical renaissance, led by genius musicians attached to the court of Ismā‘īl Pasha and his successors. The development of the instrumental counterpart of this school (called the Nahḏa) which is closely related to 'ūd, is linked in particular to the appearance during the last third of the 19th century of a new model of this instrument. The geometric characteristics of this innovative model (size, ratio between length of the vibrating string and the neck length) clearly distinguish it from its predecessor as described by both Western (Villoteau, Lane, Fetis) and Oriental authors (Maššāqa et al-Jundī). Moreover, during the period 1902-1904, several Egyptian theorists expressed explicitly their appreciation of this instrument and presented it as an update of the Abbasid Arab modal theory, conceived according to the ūd's fingering, and its application to the large Egyptian ‘ūd. In so doing, they affirmed the importance of the instrument in theory, performance and education. This thesis aims at studying the evolution of traditional virtuosity related to the medieval notion of haḍaq (linked to artistic perfection) within the Arab musical legacy through the analysis of development of musical forms, tuning, and techniques. This examination begins with an organological and acoustic study of the different models used in the recordings of the early era (1904-1937) as an external criterion. It continues with the segmentation of performed sentences, based on internal criteria, related to Arabic poetic metrics, instrumental technique and the configuration of musical discourse. The study ends with a modal semiotic medialization

This dissertation studies the musical activities of the Venezuelan pianist and composer Teresa Carreño (1853-1917) during her formative years in Caracas. It examines the sources that pertain to her musical environment, early piano training, and first compositions in the context of the growth in Caracas of the practices of recreational sociability, the increasing influence of virtuosic music, and the tradition of private concert-making sponsored by devoted music amateurs. This study argues that Teresa Carreño’s musical upbringing occurred in a social and cultural context in which Enlightenment-framed ideologies of civilization and social progress, shaped in fundamental ways the perceptions of the value of music and women in society, and their role in the newly-founded republic. This study is aimed at reconstructing Teresa Carreño’s musical activities in Caracas as a means for elucidating the values, aspirations, and contradictions of Caracas’s musical culture and how these were articulated within the broader context of the nation-building process that was shaped and promoted by the progressive intelligentsia since the early nineteenth-century.

Opera fantasias have been denigrated as insufficiently intellectual or serious, as derivative, as merely popular or sentimental. However, many of the perceived flaws were, if not hallmarks, at least accepted realities of Italian opera composing. Like opera itself, the opera fantasia is a popular art form, stylistically predictable yet formally flexible, based heavily on past operatic tradition and prefabricated materials. I approach opera fantasias, instrumental works that use themes from a single opera as the body of their virtuosic and flamboyant material, both historically and theoretically, concentrating on compositions written for and by woodwind-instrument performers in Italy in the second half of the nineteenth century. Important overlapping strands in my theoretical framework include the concept of virtuosity and its gradual demonization, the strong gendered overtones of individual woodwind instruments and of virtuosity, the distinct Italian context of these fantasias, the presentation and alteration of opera narratives in opera fantasias, and the technical and social development of woodwind instruments. I have uncovered a large body of compositions and composers, many of whom have not been written about in English, through archival research in Milan, Naples, Parma, Bologna, and Palermo. This reveals trends in operas used for fantasias, temporally, spatially, and between instruments, as well as further trends in the use of specific melodies. I use contemporary reviews of performances and compositions to attest to the popularity of the opera fantasia throughout the second half of the nineteenth century in Italy, including oboist Antonio Pasculli as a case study. This often overlooked genre is intimately tied to the central canon and deeply connected to its social and musical contexts. Approaching the opera fantasia as a coherent and meaningful group of works clarifies a genre that has been consciously stifled and cultural resonances that still impact music reception and performance today.

Le but de ce travail est d'étudier l'art d'interpréter de plusieurs générations de pianistes dont la formation remonte au XIXe siècle, mais dont l'activité s'est étendue jusqu'à la 1re moitié du XXe siècle. L'essor de l'interprétation qui marqua cette époque a prodigué des artistes qui - à la suite de leurs grands maîtres (Chopin, Liszt, A. Rubinstein) - ont déjà laissé un nombre considérable d'enregistrements permettant de saisir à travers leur jeu une image authentique de l’œuvre romantique. En nous référant à l'idée que l'essor du pianisme à la charnière des XIXe - XXe siècles provient de l'expansion remarquable de l'art d'interpréter au XIXe siècle, nous avançons l'hypothèse selon laquelle c'est précisément dans les positions esthétiques et dans la vision du monde propre à cette époque qu'il faut chercher les sources d'un tel essor. Parmi les caractéristiques importantes de la manière d'interpréter des pianistes de la 2e moitié du XIXe siècle, entrent d'abord en jeu la faculté de penser imagée, la liberté et une manière d'improviser en modifiant les textes des œuvres exécutées. Ces données se combinent d'ailleurs avec d'autres, comme l'intellectualisme. Les analyses de certaines particularités de style, des manières de jouer, typiques du XIXe siècle (comme le rubato, le « pointillisme etc.), nous révèlent ainsi ce que fut la réelle pensée polyphonique du Romantisme. Il ne s'agit pas de la seule écriture polyphonique, mais d'un principe polyphonique au sens plus large, s'exprimant à travers le style d'interpréter qui, à son tour, définit la perception spatio-temporelle spécifique de ces quelques décennies. / The aim of this work is to study the performing art of several generations of pianists who were trained in the 19th Century but who extended their artistic activity throught the 1st half of the 20th Century. The rise of the art of interpretation which marked this period gave the artistes who - following their great masters - have left a considerable number of records where their plaiyng conjures up an image of the romantic composition that may be more authentic, though it is quite different from that of today.Based on the idea that the rise of the pianism at the turn of the 20th Century comes largely from the remarkable expansion of the 19th Century performing arts, we hypothesize that it is precisely in the aesthetic positions and the vision of the world inherent in the Romantic era that we should look for the sources of such a rise. Chief among the important features of the style of interpretation of the pianists of the 2nd half of the 19th Century, was their creative thinking, but also the surprising freedom they enjoyed to improvise and modify compositions. Other features include the intellectualism of their approach to the performed composition. Analyses of certain peculiarities of style, of the ways of playing typical of the 19th Century (such as rubato, the « pointillism » etc.) reveal the real polyphonic thougth of the Romantic era. This is not only the polyphonic writing itself, but a polyphonic principle in a broader sense, manifesting itself through the style of interpretation which, in turn, defines the specific spatio-temporal perception of these several decades.

The thesis focuses on virtuoso pianist, teacher, musical theoretician and composer Josef Jiránek (1855 - 1940). The thesis draws from Josef Jiránek's own estate, as well as resources kept at various archive institutions in Prague. It underlines Josef Jiránek's merit as regards the art of the piano and piano education in particular, while emphasizing Hugo Riemann's influence on his music-teaching as well as theoretical ideas. In the light of the Prague resources, Josef Jiránek may be viewed as a follower of the traditional interpretation legacy of Bedřich Smetana. Nonetheless, by further elaborating Smetana's legacy from a purely scientific perspective and with his analytical and rational approach to piano work, Josef Jiránek had indeed largely contributed to the development and evolution of piano education and piano reproduction art - regardless of the fact that his ideas and methods were later overcome. The objective of this thesis is to open a gateway that would attract greater attention of musicologists to Josef Jiránek, who has been on the periphery of their interest and whose true picture remains hidden under the label "Bedřich Smetana's pupil".

Ce travail vise à comprendre pourquoi et comment l'accordéon diatonique breton a connu une profonde transformation organologique et stylistique au cours des dernières décennies. L'évolution de l'instrument est ici le témoin des dynamiques historiques et sociales, que l'accordéon présente la particularité d'avoir intégrées dans sa forme-même du fait de sa rare plasticité, et qu'il permet d'éclairer. Statut des musiciens professionnels au sein d'une pratique restée massivement amateur, rôles et mécanismes de l'apprentissage d'un savoir traditionnel initialement basé sur l'oralité, fluctuation des attentes sociales à travers les générations successives, sont quelques-uns des aspects qui se dévoilent au fil de l'étude et qui se relient.À partir du constat d'une mutation organologique progressive, nous chercherons à comprendre les modifications profondes des fonctions sociales jouées par l'instrument. Un retour historique permettra de définir les intentions et le statut des « pionniers » du renouveau de l'accordéon diatonique breton dans les années 1970. En nous appuyant sur ce socle, nous montrerons comment l'accordéon en tant qu'outil est en interaction étroite et permanente avec le geste du musicien et avec son intention (produire des notes – et dans quelle fonction sociale), et combien le passage des générations a renouvelé le contexte d'exposition de l'accordéon et le statut des musiques bretonnes dites « à danser ». Ainsi, nous verrons que la modification progressive de l'intention a conduit à une modification de l'instrument, mais que celle-ci, en retour, fragilise l'efficacité des intentions antérieures. / This work aims to understand why and how the Breton diatonic accordion has undergone a profound organological and stylistic transformation during the last decades. The evolution of the instrument here reflects the historical and social dynamics, that the accordion has integrated into its very form because of its rare plasticity, bringing them into light. The status of professional musicians in a largely amateur context, the roles and mechanisms of learning traditional knowledge initially based on orality, the fluctuation of social expectations through successive generations, are some of the aspects that unfold over the course of the study and connect with one-another.Starting from the observation of a progressive organologic change, we will seek to understand the profound changes of the social functions played by the instrument. A historical overview will allow to define the intentions and the status of the "pioneers" of the revival of the Breton diatonic accordion in the 1970s. Based on this foundation, we will show how the accordion as a tool is in close and permanent interaction with the musician's gesture and with his intention (producing notes – and in what social function), and how much the passage of generations has renewed the context of use of the accordion and the status of Breton music said "to be danced". Thus, we will see that the progressive modification of the intention led to a modification of the instrument, but that this, in turn, weakens the effectiveness of the previous intentions.

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