Laments for a Modern World: Exploring the pathetic capabilities of 17th-century Laments

Ai Horton

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This thesis investigates the pathetic capabilities of the 17th-century vocal Lament. After first establishing an overview of the social and cultural conventions that influenced compositional choices, fourteen historic Laments from western Europe are analyzed to determine how they are able to evoke the feeling of grief. These pathetic elements are then applied to the composition of four new Laments for a Modern World, which couple 17th-century compositional techniques with newly commissioned texts that amplify stories including miscarriage, race-relations, displacement from one's homeland, and mental health.

type	research exposition
keywords	KonCon, Early Music research, Monteverdi, Aesthetics and Culture Discourse, Pathos, Laments, Early music, Singing, Composition, 17th century, seventeenth century
date	07/12/2021
published	11/05/2023
last modified	11/05/2023
status	published
copyright	Ai Horton
license	All rights reserved
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1377562/1791045
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/koncon.1377562
published in	KC Research Portal
portal issue	1. Master Research Projects

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