M Lodies - Trois M Lodies Op.7, Les Nuits D' T, Chanson Perp Tuelle (Paperback)

Chapters: Trois M lodies Op.7, Les Nuits D' t, Chanson Perp tuelle. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Trois m lodies is a set of m lodies for solo voice and piano, by Gabriel Faur . It includes Apr s un r ve (Op. 7, No. 1), one of Faure's most popular vocal pieces, Hymne (Op. 7, No. 2), and Barcarolle (Op. 7, No. 3). The songs were written between 1870 and 1878. In Apr s un r ve, a dream of romantic elopement with a lover, away from darkness, and towards an awakening light is described. However, the dreamer longs to return to the "mysterious night." The text of the poem is an anonymous Italian poem translated to French by Romain Bussine. Hymne is set to a poem by Charles Baudelaire. The meaning of the text in Hymne is vague to those not aware of Baudelaire's ongoing theme of paradox (as the meaning is quite apparent in his other works): the spirituality of what is sensual and the sensuality of what is sanctified. Faure's setting of the text centers subtly around this idea. Hymne, just like Apr s un r ve, retains an ethereal mood. The unchanged harmonic motion after "Forever hail " indicates the entrance to the untroubled world of spirituality. Interestingly enough, after the word "sel" which literally means salt, (but in this case refers figuratively to something engaging) the harmony begins to change. Under a soft, but highly chromatic piano line the stanza about "incorruptible love" brings the song to a dramatic . After this stint, the piece returns to its tranquil state; however, the piece does end with the melody's tonic note and the piano's leading tone clashing for a stunning effect. The phrase "Sachet tojours frais...travers la nuit" is omitted by Faure. Rhythm passed between the singer and the pianoThe text for the third piece in the s...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=15703665