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Born Aurore Dupin Married, became Baroness Raised by grandmother on estate, Noha Royal (father), commoner (mother) |
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Painting, 1840, by Josef Danhauser Statue of Beethoven at Window |
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19th Century Bel canto composers |
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Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) |
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wrote earliest books on voice pedagogy Father, first Count Almaviva |
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Adolphe Nouritt and Luigi Lablache |
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Leading baritones in Paris Opera |
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featured politics, literary discussion, singing, art, etc. |
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Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863) |
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Parisian painter Large/colorful pieces |
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Russian writer; in love with Pauline Garcia |
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Parisian mezzo-soprano and composer Becomes Viardot |
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“Pace non trovo” Sonetto 104 |
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Franz Liszt solo piano piece, arranged by Liszt |
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2 of largest opera companies |
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Opera companies subsidized by govt. |
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Known for throwing soirees Left husband for Franz Liszt (3 children) |
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Bellini (known as supreme melodist) |
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Big performer of Schubert pieces; performed them in Paris |
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Dolente immagine di Fille mia |
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Bellini Shape/contour of melody prominent; primarily conjunct; repeated text |
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Benefits of pianist/composer around 1840 |
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write for music publishing solo public performance teaching |
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Pauline Garcia Viardot and Lully Viardot |
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Pauline: Debut at age 7 Lully: Impressario at Paris Opera |
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Pauline Viardot Text, Alfred de Musset |
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Franz Liszt Text, Victor Hugo |
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Gioacchino Rossini Text, Pietro Metastasio |
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Le Chasseur Danois (1844) |
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Hector Berlioz Text, Adolfe de Leuven |
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Gounod – true founder of melodie Gounod moved away from vocal subtlety Gounod sought to show blend b/n accompaniment and vocal line |
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Charles Gounod Text, Alfred de Musset |
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Charles Gounod Text, Victor Hugo |
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Henri Duparc Text, Henri Cazalis (Jean Lahor, pseudonym) |
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Gounod Text, Charles Baudelaire |
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Gounod Text, Leconte de Lisle |
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French poets headed by Lconte de Lisle Interest in modal harmony and change within melodic structure/modal inflection |
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Faure Poem, Leconte de Lisle |
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Faure Poem, Romain Bussine |
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Au bord de l’eau Op, 8, no. 1 |
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Faure Poem, Sully Prudhomme |
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Faure Poem, Leconte de Lisle |
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Les Berceaux Op, 23, no. 1 |
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Faure Poem, Sully Prudhomme |
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Faure Poem, Leconte de Lisle |
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Dominant figure in French art Interested in color/expression (Rubanist) Painted: Pierrot, The Embarkation from Cythera, Portrait of a Gentleman |
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Debussy Text, Paul Verlaine |
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Debusy, Faure, and ______ |
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La Chevelure from Chansons de Bilitis |
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Debussy Text, Pierre Louys |
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