Trio - sonate pour flûte, violon et piano / Georg Philipp Telemann, comp. ; Trio Moyse, ens. instr.

Titre uniforme : [Sonates en trio. Flûte, violon, basse continue. TWV 42 E 4. Mi majeur]

Airs d 'opéras de J.-B. Lully : Armide, Persée / Yves Tinayre, Lina Falk, chant ; avec orchestre à cordes ; Alex Cellier dir., p.

Comprend : Armide / J-B Luly, comp. ; Yves Tinayre, chant ; avec orchestre à cordes ; Alex Cellier, dir. ; Persée / J-B Luly, comp. ; Lina Falk, S ; avec orchestre à cordes ; Alex Cellier, dir.

Seconde leçon de ténèbres / François Couperin, comp. ; Lise Daniels, S ; M. Duruflé, org. ; F. Lemaire, vlc

Titre uniforme : [Leçons de ténèbres à une et deux voix. No 2]

Confitebor tibi Domine / Nicolas Bernier, comp.. De profundis / Marc-Antoine Charpentier, comp. ; Martha Angelici, S ; Jeannine Collard, Yvonne Melchior, MS ; Jean Giraudeau, T... [et al.] ; Henriette Roget, org. ; chorale des Jeunesses musicales de France et orchestre ; Louis Martini, dir.

Comprend : De profondis ; Confitebor tibi Domine

Tombeau en forme d'allemande / Jean-Nicolas Geoffroy, comp.. Le pendant d'oreille ; La noce d'Auteuil / Antoine Dornel, comp. ; Pauline Aubert, clav.

Comprend : Tombeau en forme d'allemande ; Le pendant d'oreille ; La noce d'Auteuil

2e Sonate pour flûte et clavecin : Andante, Allemande, Gavotta (Les caquets), Sarabanda, Allegro / Michel Blavet comp. ; Marcel Moyse, flûte ; Pauline Aubert, clav.

Titre uniforme : [Sonates. Flûte, basse continue. Op. 2, no 2. Ré mineur]

5e pièce de clavecin en concert : La Forqueray, La Cupis, La Marais / Jean-Philippe Rameau, comp. ; Jean Pasquier, vl ; Eva Heinitz, vle de gbe ; Pauline Aubert, clav.

Titre uniforme : [Concerts. Clavecin, violon ou flûte, basse de viole ou violon. No 5. RCT 11.01-03. Ré mineur]

Airs de Ballet : Marche, Air gai en rondeau, Tambourins... / Jean-Philippe Rameau, comp. ; Mme Pauline Aubert, clav. ; orchestre sous la direction de M. R. Gerlin

Comprend : Marche / Jean-Philippe Rameau, comp. ; Mme Pauline Aubert, clav. ; orchestre sous la direction de M. R. Gerlin ; Air gai en rondeau / Jean-Philippe Rameau, comp. ; Mme Pauline Aubert, clav. ; orchestre sous la direction de M. R. Gerlin ; Tambourins / Jean-Philippe Rameau, comp. ; Mme Pauline Aubert, clav. ; orchestre sous la direction de M. R. Gerlin ; Menuets / Jean-Philippe Rameau, comp. ; Mme Pauline Aubert, clav. ; orchestre sous la direction de M. R. Gerlin ; Rondeau / Jean-Philippe Rameau, comp. ; Mme Pauline Aubert, clav. ; orchestre sous la direction de M. R. Gerlin ; Air / Jean-Philippe Rameau, comp. ; Mme Pauline Aubert, clav. ; orchestre sous la direction de M. R. Gerlin

Les colombes / Du Phly, comp.. Sarabande et rondo : [non identifié] / Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, comp. ; Pauline Aubert, clav.

Comprend : Les colombes ; Sarabande et rondo

Les caractères de la guerre / Jean-François d'Andrieu, comp. ; Pauline Aubert, clav.

Titre uniforme : [Les caractères de la guerre. Clavecin]

Alessandro Baricco littérature, musique, peinture, cinéma, etc.

Dans l'oeuvre contemporaine d'Alessandro Baricco, des références de toutes sortes attirent l'attention de ceux et celles qui s'intéressent aux récits et romans de l'écrivain italien. De cette esthétique néo-baroque, c'est la rencontre avec d'autres formes d'art qui nous a ici interpelée. Autant sur le plan formel que thématique, les références à la musique, à la peinture et au cinéma, entre autres, offrent de remarquables exemples d'intermédialité. Cette diversité de disciplines convoquées dans le texte de Châteaux de la colère (1995), Soie (1997), Océan mer (1998), City (2001) et Novecento : pianiste (1997), constitue l'originalité forte de l'oeuvre de Baricco. Ces formes artistiques produisent une ambiance qui plonge le lecteur dans le domaine de l'art et accorde à l'auteur la possibilité de déployer avec une grande maîtrise de moyens et d'effets son style unique. Les renvois intermédiatiques relevant principalement des personnages soutiennent les propos de Baricco au sujet de l'art : ils permettent d'établir l'importance qu'accorde ce dernier au métalangage artistique et à la création sous toutes ses formes. Par là, il devient possible de mieux comprendre sa propre oeuvre littéraire qui valorise, au détriment de la prétention réaliste, une fantaisie ludique qui relève du spectaculaire. Le premier chapitre présente les procédés formels au service de la musicalité dans l'écriture de Baricco et les personnages de musiciens - ou en lien avec la musique - qui évoquent cette forme artistique privilégiée. Dans le deuxième chapitre, il est question des moyens techniques qui permettent aux textes de Baricco de rappeler l'art pictural ainsi que des personnages qui, par le truchement de la peinture, tiennent un discours sur la création artistique. Dans le troisième et dernier chapitre, nous nous intéressons à la structure romanesque qui, par diverses stratégies formelles, imite le scénario. Les personnages qui renvoient à l'art dramatique sont aussi abordés, de façon à tenir compte de la vision artistique qu'ils mettent en place. Enfin, la conclusion nous permet, à la lumière des informations recueillies, de relever les effets entrainés i.e. [entraînés] par ces jeux intermédiatiques. Celle-ci est aussi pour nous l'occasion de dégager, en son caractère unitaire, la vision artistique à l'oeuvre chez Baricco.

VIXEN, VIRGIN, AND GODDESS: PERFORMANCE PRACTICE AND THE BAROQUE HEROINE

This dissertation comprises performance of three soprano roles in Baroque musical theater pieces, recorded on compact disc. These roles are "Poppea" in The Coronation of Poppea (1642) of Claudio Monteverdi (a filly-produced staging of the 1989 Alan Curtis critical edition in English translation, with the Maryland Opera Studio at the Kay Theater, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, May 3 and 6, 2002; Ken Slowik, conductor); "Galatea" in Acis and Galatea (1718) of George Friederich Handel (a staged reading at Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, May 29,2003; Edward Maclary, conductor); and "Miecke" (Soprano Soloist) in Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet (Peasant Cantata), BWV 212 (1742) of Johann Sebastian Bach (a staged and costumed performance with the Washington Bach Consort at Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Alexandria, Virginia, February 2,2003; J. Reilly Lewis, conductor). In addition to performing these three roles, I was the stage director for the reading of Acis and Galatea. Close readings of the libretti, examination of contemporary guides to ornamentation, and research into production histories inform the improvisatory ornamentation found in these compact disc recordings.

Reclaiming the Vocal High Ground: Performing Baroque Repertoire in a Modern World

The early music revival of the late twentieth century revolutionized music with the birth of historically lnformed performance. With this revolution came a stereotype of the "early music singing voice" as small, bright, straight-toned, and unfortunately, often inferior techrucally to the mainstream opera singer. An assessment of the validity of this stereotype was made though readings of treatises and modern manuals of performance practice, and through listening to recordings. Sources on ornamentation, recitative, dance rhythm, and baroque gesture were examined, resulting in the finding that these issues are far more important to historical accuracy than are voice timbre and size. This dissertation is comprised of three historically informed performances intended to satisfy both the early music specialist and the mainstream voice teacher. Program One (May 15, 2004) is a performance of The "Peasant" Cantata, BWV 212, by J.S. Bach, with The Bach Sinfonia at the Washington Conservatory of Music. Program Two (January 29, 2005) is the role of Eurilla in a staged production of Antonio Vivaldi's serenata, Eurilla e Alcindo. The performance is a collaboration with the Baltimore-based ensemble, La Rocinante, and is conducted from the keyboard by Joseph Gascho. Program Three (March 14, 2005) is a solo recital entitled, Fairest Isle: Music of Baroque London. All three programs are documented in a digital audio format available on compact disc, with accompanying programs and notes also available in digital format.

AUSTRO-GERMAN VIOLIN REPERTORIE FROM BAROQUE THROUGH ROMANTIC PERIOD

At the end of the sixteenth century, Germany had become one of the most active centers of early Baroque music, and therefore Austro-German music came to dominate Western music. An investigation of violin works written during this period reveals the ways in which Austro-German compositions are extraordinary contributions to the violin repertoire. This research warranted further study and performance of these works in order to determine what influence these composers had on the violin repertoire as a whole. For my dissertation recital project, I trace the history of works for violin focusing the violin concerto repertoire in particular. A genre which remained popular throughout the century, the nineteenth-century concerto served primarily as a vehicle for virtuosic display of the violin and piano as never before. For my research I studied and performed works selected from the Baroque through the Romantic period in three recorded recitals with collaborative pianists Ilya Sinaisky, Sun-ha Yun, and Seyon Lee at the Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. I selected particularly prominent pieces which represent the work of significant composers from each period. The composers discussed include Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), owing to the fact that his works are the culmination of the Baroque era during the first half of the eighteenth century; from the Classical period, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) all of whom emerged mixing German and Italian traditions into his own style, and Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), the bridge composer between the Classical and the Romantic periods; Romantic composers, Franz Schubert (1979-1828), Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), and Max Bruch (1838-1920), all who tended to mix Classic and Romantic elements. As a violinist, I learned that their own original sound, rich harmonies and unique expression made these works worthy of becoming masterpieces. I have relished the opportunity for musical and professional growth in exploring these substantial compositions.

BAROQUE MUSIC FOR TRUMPET: A STUDY OF SOLO AND CHAMBER REPERTOIRE

The trumpet experienced important changes in terms of its musical use during the middle and late Baroque period. Prior to the Baroque, and even in to the first half of the 17th century, the trumpet had historically been used for rather "non-musical" purposes, sometimes as an instrument for battle or as a tool to be used in the town square to announce the arrival of a dignitary. On the whole, the trumpet was most certainly not used as an instrument of melody -that was typically reserved for violins, flutes, and oboes. However, in the late 1600's, composers such as Allesandro Stradella and Henry Purcell began to treat the trumpet differently. They saw the melodic potential in the trumpet and began to feature the trumpet more as an instrument of melody, as opposed to relegating it to only outlining triads and emphasizing harmony. Of course, keyboard, string, and woodwind instruments had long established a significant catalogue of works by the late 17th century. Additionally, even after the trumpet had been established as an instrument of melody, prominent composers of the time still wrote significantly more solo music for these other instrument families than for the trumpet. Consequently, the overall Baroque repertoire for the solo trumpet pales in comparison to that of the other families of instruments. But, much of this Baroque literature not originally written for trumpet can be presented effectively in the form of a transcription, thereby adding greatly to the repertoire of the Baroque solo trumpet. The goal of these three dissertation recitals is twofold: 1) to perform literature that offers music from a variety of countries of origin that span the entire Baroque era and 2) to feature music that has remained relatively unknown in the trumpet world, yet is musically strong. I will also introduce viable "new" music to the trumpet repertoire through Baroque transcriptions originally written for other instruments or voice. The majority of the transcriptions I will be performing have originated from my own listening and study of Baroque music, and I have selected music that I felt would translate well for the trumpet.