Schubert and Metastasio: An Examination of Schubert’s Drei Gesänge (1827)
Open Access
Author:
Houston, Carter
Area of Honors:
Music
Degree:
Bachelor of Music
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Rachel E Copeland, Thesis Supervisor Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
Music Art song Schubert Italian German Theatre Acting Singing Piano Opera Arts
Abstract:
This thesis project compared Franz Schubert’s Drei Gesänge von Metastasio, D.902 to his other works to demonstrate the influence of Italianate, operatic writing on his own style. This thesis project consisted of a full recital of Die schöne Müllerin D.795, presented in October 2022, and a performance of Drei Gesänge von Metastasio in April 2023. In doing these two projects, I hope to have demonstrated the brilliant, colorful, and divergent compositional output of Franz Schubert.
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