Performing Music Inspired by Visual Art: Interpreting G. Silvestrini’s Six Études pour Hautbois through the Impressionist paintings that inspired them

Zoë Loxley Slump

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This research explores the intersection of music and visual art through the lens of Gilles Silvestrini’s Six Études pour Hautbois and the Impressionist paintings that inspired them. By critically analysing existing studies, interviews, and articles, this study identifies five key techniques composers and performers may use to translate visual elements into music. These approaches not only deepen the understanding of Silvestrini’s work but also offer performers a structured framework for interpretation. This theoretical framework formed the starting point for experimentation and reflection both in the practice studio and with live audiences. This process challenges conventional classical performance practices by examining the balance between a composer’s intent and a performer’s interpretative autonomy. While Silvestrini does not explicitly prescribe a connection between the études and their corresponding paintings, this study argues that performers should embrace their own interpretative choices, enriching both the performance and the audience experience.

type	research exposition
keywords	music, artwork, Silvestrini, painting, inspiration, interpretation, oboe
date	06/11/2024
published	17/05/2025
last modified	17/05/2025
status	published
share status	private
copyright	Zoë Loxley Slump
license	All rights reserved
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3154984/3440065
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/koncon.3154984
published in	KC Research Portal
portal issue	1. Master Research Projects

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name	Camille Pissarro, Potager et arbres en fleurs, Printemps, Pontoise - 1877
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name	Claude Monet, Boulevard des Capucines - 1873
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name	Auguste Renoir, Sentier dans les bois - 1874
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name	Edouard Manet, Le ballet espagnol - 1862
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name	Karel opening motif
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name	La Mer
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name	Allant score
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name	Dialogue
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name	Monet dialogue
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name	Allegro energico straight
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name	Allegro energico Groove
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name	Calme without time
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name	Calme with time
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name	Boulevard aggressive
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name	Boulevard tragico
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name	Sentier Measured rhythm
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name	Sentier measured
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name	Sentier slightly free
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name	Sentier very free
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name	Cuckoo quavers v triplets
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name	Plage even
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name	Plage waves
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name	Plage first line
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name	Ballet far away v2
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name	Ballet nervous 2
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name	Ballet nervous
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name	PLAY Lab
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name	Students Present Festival
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name	Decet arrangement pg 1
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name	Decet arrangement pg 4
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name	PLAY Lab performance
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name	Open stage concert
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name	Open stage concert
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name	Gilles Silvestrini Hôtel des Roches noires à Trouville Claude Monet (1870)
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name	Library survey pg1
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name	LIbrary survey pg2
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name	Library survey pg 3
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name	Open stage survey pg1
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