This study concerns the declaimed performance of recitative in early French opera. Because the dramatic use of the voice was crucial to the opera genre, this investigation begins with a survey of historical definitions of declamation. Once the topic has been described, the thesis proceeds to thoroughly study three treatises dealing with sung recitation: Bacilly's Remarques curieuses, Grimarest's Traité de recitatif, and Dubos' Reflexions critiques. Principles from these sources are then applied to representative scenes from the literature. The paper closes with a commentary on the relationship between spoken and sung delivery and on the development of different declamatory styles.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc935821 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Reid, Michael A. (Michael Alan) |
| Contributors | Bush, Deanna D., Adkins, Cecil |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vii, 177 leaves : ill., music, Text |
| Coverage | France |
| Rights | Public, Reid, Michael A. (Michael Alan), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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