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A Performance Perspective: Un'aura Amorosa From Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte, Laney Benson
A Performance Perspective: Un'aura Amorosa From Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte, Laney Benson
Honors Theses
There are common themes that performers investigate in evaluating a character. They include: the history surrounding the opera, especially of the composer and librettist; devices employed in the opera; the relationship between its characters and, of course, examples of past performances. Each of these will be equally applicable to a performance of the aria "Un 'aura amorosa" from Mozart's opera Cosi fan tutte. All of these elements form a cohesive template for observation of how to give a performance of the piece.
Johann Christian Bach's Influence On Mozart's Developing Style, Austin Bourdon
Johann Christian Bach's Influence On Mozart's Developing Style, Austin Bourdon
Honors Theses
The methods by which great composers create their masterpieces often remain a mystery to modern scholars. There are essentially two approaches to determining what these methods might be: investigating a composer’s surviving drafts, sketches, and letters and analyzing their musical influences. The first approach can be very limiting, especially when applied to a composer such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who did not leave behind many musical sketches. Therefore, when studying Mozart’s compositional process, it is more useful to rely on the second method in which one traces his stylistic development to key musical figures. From these major influences, one can …
The Significance Of Characterization In The Preparation And Composition Of "The Marriage Of Figaro", Philip Wayne Hardin
The Significance Of Characterization In The Preparation And Composition Of "The Marriage Of Figaro", Philip Wayne Hardin
Honors Theses
In the 1770's and 1780's two plays written by a Frenchman named Beaumarchais were creating quite a stir in Europe. They challenged and ridiculed the inherent "superiority" of the aristocrats of French society. Later called "the prelude to the French Revolution," these plays were quite controversial and therefore immensely popular. The Barber of Seville and its sequel, The Marriage of Figaro, became instantly well known and both were adapted for opera, the former by Giovanni Paisiello, the latter by Wolfgang A. Mozart.