Art Song by Kimball, Carol -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Foreword Acknowledgements Chapter 1 What is Art Song?

Art Song: A Unique Hybrid Art Song and Popular Song Why Sing Art Songs? Poetry as the Basis for Art Song

Creating a Musical Framework for Poems

Working With Art Song: The Singer’s Task A Roadmap for Working With an Art Song

Chapter 2 Poetry Basics for Singers

What Is Poetry?

Who’s Afraid of Poetry?

The Power of Language Perks from Poetry Beginning to Look at Poems

Guidelines for Beginning Readers of Poetry

Things to Notice:

How does it look? An Unusual Poetic Form

Important Basics

Word Sounds Texture Imagery Rhythm and Rhyme

Noticing Dramatic Qualities Reading Poetry—Pleasure Through Sound Reading Poetry—Pleasure Through Association Hearing Poems—Pleasure Through Listening Reading and Memorizing Poems Some Helpful Resources

Websites to Visit Poetry Books with Recordings or Videos Some Foreign Language Resources for Listening to Poetry Applications (Apps) for Electronic Devices Selected Bibliography for this Chapter

Chapter 3 Working With Poetry

Making Poetry a Part of Your Performance Preparation The Sounds of Words Speak the Speech, I Pray You… Reading Poems Aloud Working With Foreign Language Texts Exercises for Working With Texts

Exercise 1: Descriptors Example 1: Five American Poems for Defining Descriptors Example 2: Five British Poems for Defining Descriptors Foreign Language Texts Example 3: Five German Poems for Defining Descriptors Example 4: Five French Poems for Defining Descriptors Example 5: Five Italian Poems for Defining Descriptors Example 6: Five Spanish Poems for Defining Descriptors Exercise 2: Getting in Touch With Your Speaking Voice Texture = Sound Quality Exercise 3: Be a Poetry Detective Exercise 4: Reciting to Music

Take the Poetry Pledge: Read a Poem a Day

Recommended American Poetry for Reading Aloud Recommended British Poetry for Reading Aloud

Reading Poetry in Foreign Languages

Recommended German Poetry for Reading Aloud Recommended French Poetry for Reading Aloud Recommended Italian Poetry for Reading Aloud Recommended Spanish Poetry for Reading Aloud

A Selected List of Helpful Poetic Terms

BASIC TERMS figurative language poetic devices poetic FORMS

Chapter 4 Working With Music

The Musical Framework for the Poem The “Why” of the Musical Setting Setting Words to Music When Composer and Poet Collaborate The Music of Art Song: A Vocabulary List

Vocabulary for Discussing the Musical Components of Art Song:

Style in Art Song Components of Style

Melody Harmony Rhythm The Piano in Art Song Form

Exercise: An Examination of Three Musical Settings Cultural / Artistic Contexts for Studying Art Songs

Making a Study Sheet for a Song

Art Song Study Sheets

Chapter 5 Working With Repertoire: Formatting Recitals

The Recital Template: Building Programs

Creating a Cohesive Program Some Parameters and Guidelines Variety Is the Spice of Life Encore!

Choosing Repertoire

Be a Pro-active Planner Wise Choices for Your Voice A Caveat for Recital Planners A Word on Gender-Specific Texts A Word on Transpositions Arias on Recitals?

Repertoire Checklist Creating Song Groups

Opening Groups EXAMPLES OF OPENING RECITAL GROUPS: Examples of weaker groups:

Song Choices for Different Occasions Ramping Up the Recital: Thinking Outside the Box

Making Imaginative Choices

Song Groups With Different Design

More One-Poet Groups Song Groups Using One Poem, Different Musical Settings Song Groups That Feature One Character or Linked Characters

Adding Instruments to the Mix

A Selected List of Vocal Works With Instruments

Women Poets / Women Composers More Design Topics on the Subject of Women Theme Recitals Crossovers in the Concert Hall What do you want the audience to remember? Adding props, costumes, or staging to the art song

Chapter 6 The Performance of Art Song

The Artistic Quest What Do You Put First? Yourself or the Music? The Singer as a Conduit The Final Goal: An Organic Performance Interpretation and Individuality Imagination and Creativity

Shaping Phrases Creatively

Performance Is a Collaborative Effort

The Singer-Pianist Duo Working With the Composer

Matters of Style The Art Song Recital: Art or Entertainment? How Much Is Too Much?—Some Thoughts on Dramatization

Le bon gout? EXAMPLE: Ravel’s Histoires naturelles, on prose texts by Jules Renard

Are You a Good Storyteller? Some Thoughts on Interpretation Some Models of Artistry in Recital Performance Envoi . . .

Chapter 7 A Selected List of Vocal Literature for Collegiate Voice Majors

Building an Art Song Library Criteria for Choices

American ART Song GERMAN LIEDER FRENCH MÉLODIE BRITISH ART SONG ITALIAN ART SONG SPANISH and SOUTH AMERICAN ART SONG Crossover Repertoire Choosing Literature

Afterword Appendix 1 The Poetry Poll Appendix 2 The Printed Program: Guidelines

General Format: The Look of the Program

1. Cover Page 2. Program Page 3. Program Notes, Texts and Translations

A Word About Fonts What to Leave Out… Sundry Slip-Ups Setting the Tone: Program Notes

Paraphrasing Translations Credit Where Credit is Due Are Any of These Yours?

Proofread Your Program! A Proofreader’s Quiz Guidelines for Song Titles

Titles Capitalizations

Guidelines for Printed Materials: Suggested Reading

Appendix 3 A Selection of Various Recital Programs

Some Junior Voice Recitals

JUNIOR RECITAL 1: SOPRANO JUNIOR RECITAL 2: SOPRANO JUNIOR RECITAL 3: BARITONE JUNIOR RECITAL 4: SOPRANO JUNIOR RECITAL 5: SOPRANO

Some Senior Voice Recitals

SENIOR RECITAL 1: MEZZO SOPRANO SENIOR RECITAL 2: TENOR SENIOR RECITAL 3: MEZZO SOPRANO SENIOR RECITAL 4: SOPRANO SENIOR RECITAL 5: SOPRANO SENIOR RECITAL 6: SOPRANO

Some Masters Voice Recitals

MASTERS RECITAL 1: SOPRANO MASTERS RECITAL 2: SOPRANO MASTERS RECITAL 3: BARITONE MASTERS RECITAL 4: SOPRANO MASTERS RECITAL 5: SOPRANO MASTERS RECITAL 6: MEZZO SOPRANO

Some Doctoral Voice Recitals

DOCTORAL RECITAL 2: BARITONE DOCTORAL RECITAL 3: SOPRANO DOCTORAL RECITAL 4: MEZZO SOPRANO DOCTORAL RECITAL 5: MEZZO SOPRANO DOCTORAL RECITAL 6: SOPRANO DOCTORAL RECITAL 7: MEZZO SOPRANO

More Recitals of Different Types

Example 1: A Theme Recital EXAMPLE 2: A Storyline Recital EXAMPLE 3: A Doctoral Recital That Contrasts Two Song Cycles EXAMPLE 4: A Musical Theatre Program in “Recital” Format EXAMPLE 5: An Artist Recital EXAMPLE 6: An Artist Recital An Evening of German Lieder to Poems by Goethe EXAMPLE 7: Joy in Singing Award Recital EXAMPLE 8: A One-Language Recital (Spanish) EXAMPLE 9: A Multi-Media Recital

Poetry Permissions A Selected Bibliography

General Studies of Song Repertoire and History Poetry: References for Study Texts and Translations Performance Preparation Diction Repertoire Studies and Style

German Lieder French Mélodie American Art Song British Art Song Italian Art Song Spanish Art Song South American Art Song Russian Romans Scandinavian Romanser

Websites

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