Transcript A Survey of Songs for the Flute

A Survey of Songs for
the Flute
PRESENTED BY:
RACHEL BALDWIN
INSTRUMENTAL STUDIES
UNT COLLEGE OF MUSIC
FACULTY MENTOR:
DR. MARY KAREN CLARDY
PROFESSOR OF FLUTE
UNT COLLEGE OF MUSIC
Vocal Transcriptions for the
Flute: Why are they important?
 The flute-voice connection:
 Both lack resistance from a mouthpiece
 Resonance determined by shape of oral cavity, larynx, tongue and
lips
 Melodies develop musical phrasing
 Virtuosic passages develop technical skills
 Awareness of larger musical canon
-Faure (1845-1924):
master of Romantic
French art song
-Stepwise motion in
melody encourages
continuity through
musical line
-Exact transcription,
with octave
displacement
-Inclusion of text in the
score helps determine
phrasing
Gabriel Faure’s Mai (1862),
transcribed for flute by Dr. Mary Karen
Clardy
Score, mm 13-18
-Schwantner (b. 1943):
Contemporary
American composer
influenced by Messiaen
and Debussy
-Schwantner
transcribed from his
original work written
for soprano Lucy
Shelton
-Evocative and surreal
poetry
-Rhythmic complexity
and coordination with
piano
-Experiment with colors
Joseph Schwanter’s Black
Anemones (1991)
Excerpt from Black Anemones by Aquedo Pizarro
Mother, you watch me sleep
and your life
is a large tapestry
of all the colors
of all the most ancient
murmurs,
knot after twin knot,
root after root of story.
Score, mm 9-10
-Schubert (1797-1826):
master of Romantic
German lied, sought to
unify poetry and music
-Studying piano and
text necessary to
understand story
progression
-Thick piano texture
requires good
projection
-Boehm elaborates each
stanza, adding modest
embellishments
-Techniques include:
*contrast between duple and
triple meter
*Scales/arpeggios
*Trills/ornaments
Franz Schubert’s Der
Lindenbaum (1873),
arranged for flute by Theobald Boehm
(published 1980)
Score, mm 47-50
-Boehm (1794-1881):
flutist, flute maker,
inventor, composer
-Variations of love song
from Paisiello’s opera
La Molinara (1740)
-Piano provides
harmonic support, flute
carries musical line
-Must bring theme out
of texture
-Single variations may
be useful as etudes to
target specific
techniques
Theobald Boehm’s
Nel cor piu: Introduction et
Variations
Variation 2, mm. 79-80
Variation 5, m. 149
Variation 6, mm. 175-176
Closing Thoughts
 Intrinsic similarities between flute and voice make transcriptions
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important
Other composers include: Beethoven, Bartok, Beaser
Attaching text to music facilitates
phrasing and understanding
emotional context
Arrangements and variations
provide opportunities to
improve technique
“Singing” through the flute
Consulted Works
Bate, Philip and Ludwig Boehm. “Boehm, Theobald.” Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed 10 November 2007)
http://www.grovemusic.com
Boehm, Theobald. “Nel cor piu: Introduction et Variations sur une theme de Paisiello, op. 4.” in Romantic Flute Virtuosos, edited by
Kovacs Lorant, 36-49.Budapest, Hungary: Editio Musica, 1989.
Chute, James. “Schwantner, Joseph.” Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed 10 November 2007) http://www.grovemusic.com
Faure, Gabriel. “Mai.” in 50 Songs for High Voice, edited by Laura Ward and Richardt Walters, 5-8. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard
Corporation, 1995.
Faure, Gabriel. “Mai.” in Melodies, v. 2. Transcribed for flute and piano by Mary Karen Clardy, 1-5. Paris, France: Alphonse Leduc,
2004.
Nectoux, Jean-Michel. “Faure, Gabriel.” Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed 10 November 2007) http://www.grovemusic.com
Paisiello, Giovanni. “Nel cor piu non mi sento.” in Great Baroque Arias: 8 famous arias, arranged for voice and guitar by John Gavall,
14-15. London, England: G. Ricordi & Co. Ltd. , 1982.
Schubert, Franz. “Der Lindenbaum.” In Schubert Songs, edited by Richard F. Sheil, 74-77. Arcade, New York: Palladian, 1980.
Schubert, Franz. “Der Lindenbaum.” in Sechs Lieder fur Flote und Klavier, arranged by Theobald Boehm, edited by Georg Meerwein,
8-13. Hamburg, Germany: Universal Edition, 1980.
Schwantner, Joseph. Two Poems of Agueda Pizarro for Soprano and Piano. Helicon Music Corporation, 1981.
Schwantner, Joseph. Black Anemone for Flute and Piano. Helicon Music Corporation, 1991.
Winter, Robert. “Schubert, Franz.” Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed 10 November 2007) http://www.grovemusic.com