Lionel Daunais was an eminent and beloved 20th-century Québécois musician who contributed greatly to the performing arts in Canada. Through his work with the Trio Lyrique, Les Variétés Lyriques, and his numerous compositions, he wielded a potent sphere of influence on the Canadian musical landscape. Lionel Daunais's compositions constitute a significant oeuvre, comprising solo vocal works, song cycles, folksong arrangements, individual choral works, and multi-movement choral works. Marked by irresistible wit, the melodicism of French mélodie, and the absolute eminence of the text, Figures de danse is his most well-known multi-movement choral work. Daunais penned the earliest extant version of Figures de danse in 1947, however, the work emerged into Québec's choral scene in the mid-1970s via the establishment of the Alliance des Chorales du Québec. This set of tragicomic caricatures, which sets beautiful choral and piano writing to clever—and sometimes hilariously nonsensical—texts by Daunais himself, is accessible for performance by youth choirs, community choirs, university choirs, and professional choirs alike. Unfortunately, various factors (e.g. the separation of the choral and piano scores, local references, and score errors) often stymie its performance. The purpose of this dissertation is to ameliorate these challenges via a conductor's guide and to advocate for the performance of Daunais's chef-d'oeuvre.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1703295 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Murray, Brian C. (Brian Clark) |
| Contributors | Hightower, Allen, Snider, Jeffrey, MacMullen, Kristina, Nápoles, Jessica |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | xii, 206 pages : illustrations, music, Text |
| Rights | Public, Murray, Brian C. (Brian Clark), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
| Relation | Recital: March 1, 2018, not yet digitized, Recital: November 18, 2018, ark:/67531/metadc1393884, Recital: November 27, 2018, ark:/67531/metadc1393893, Recital: December 7, 2018, ark:/67531/metadc1393867, Recital: April 2, 2019, ark:/67531/metadc1506420, Recital: April 14, 2019, ark:/67531/metadc1506447 |
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