Degree Name
Master of Music
Graduate Program
Music
Advisor
Kato, Yuko; Gray, Anthony W; Shultz, Angela C
Abstract
This research paper is an extension of the program notes to the master’s recital entitled The Feminine Perspective that was given on November 15, 2024. The selection of pieces that are analyzed and described were performed in the order reflected in this paper. All piece selections feature a female composer and/or poet/librettist. In each chapter, one can find the content of the composer’s biography, background to the set or piece, and an analysis of each piece. The recital program included the following pieces:
Clara Schumann: Selections from Sechs Lieder aus Jucunde, Op. 23 (Nos. I, V, VI)
Lucy Simon: “When the Music Played” from Dr. Zhivago
Jocelyn Hagen: “To My Daughter, After a Fight”
Jason Howland/Mindi Dickstein: “Days of Plenty” from Little Women
Libby Larsen: Try Me, Good King
Florence Price: Five Art Songs