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Understanding the Lirico-Spinto Soprano Voice through the Repertoire of Giovane Scuola Composers

As lirico-spinto soprano commonly indicates a soprano with a heavier voice than lyric soprano and a lighter voice than dramatic soprano, there are many problems in the assessment of the voice type. Lirico-spinto soprano is characterized differently by various scholars and sources offer contrasting and insufficient definitions. It is commonly understood as a pushed voice, as many interpret spingere as ‘to push.' This dissertation shows that the meaning of spingere does not mean pushed in this context, but extended, thus making the voice type a hybrid of lyric soprano voice type that has qualities of extended temperament, timbre, color, and volume. This dissertation indicates that the lack of published anthologies on lirico-spinto soprano arias is a significant reason for the insufficient understanding of the lirico-spinto soprano voice. The post-Verdi Italian group of composers, giovane scuola, composed operas that required lirico-spinto soprano voices. These giovane scuola composers include Alfredo Catalani (1854 –1893), Umberto Giordano (1867 –1948), Pietro Mascagni (1863 –1945), Giacomo Puccini (1858 –1924), and Riccardo Zandonai (1883 –1944). Descriptions of the soprano voices that premiered these roles are included in this document to determine the suitability of the lirico-spinto soprano voice for each role.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1011843
Date08 1900
CreatorsHartgraves, Youna Jang
ContributorsSnider, Jeffrey, De Santis, Silvio, Joyner, William
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 53 pages : illustrations, music, Text
Coverage1850~/1900~
RightsPublic, Hartgraves, Youna Jang, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
RelationRecital: March 8, 2015, ark:/67531/metadc1075297, Recital: September 18, 2016, ark:/67531/metadc1585731

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