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The Compositional Styles of Alfredo Casella: An Examination of Four Vocal Works

abstract: This paper and its accompanying recital examine three solo vocal works by Italian composer Alfredo Casella (1883-1947): "Larmes" from Cinq Mélodies (Op. 2); "Mort, ta servante est à ma porte" from L'adieu à la vie: Quatre lyriques funèbres extraites du "Gitanjali" de Rabindranath Tagore (Op. 26); and "Amante sono, vaghiccia, di voi" from Tre canzoni trecentesche (Op. 36). Each of these songs is discussed as representative of Casella's three compositional periods. A fourth song, "Ecce odor filii mei" from Tre canti sacri per baritono et organo (Op. 66), is also examined, as an end-of-life composition. Some of the more important solo vocal works composed in each period are mentioned to show where the four selected songs fit into Casella's compositional output and to suggest music for further study or repertoire. / Dissertation/Thesis / D.M.A. Music 2014

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:24840
Date January 2014
ContributorsGordon, Stefan (Author), Mills, Robert (Advisor), Holbrook, Amy (Committee member), Fitzpatrick, Carole (Committee member), Dreyfoos, Dale (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
Source SetsArizona State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDoctoral Dissertation
Format35 pages
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved

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