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Of the Good Taste (2019)

Aleksan Chobanov
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This research topic is a result of a process of building up interest in vocal ornamentation and in particular the development of the vocal cadenza. The concrete choice of topic is a result of a course, followed at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and I considered it important to my practice as a musician studying historically informed performance in the field of singing. This thesis aims to answer the following general question: Which prescriptions of "good taste" (suggestions for making tasteful ornamentation) in the performance of a cadenza are manifesting in a selection of 6 vocal treatises from the years 1723 to 1855 and how did the cadenza develop in that period As forthcoming and clarifying secondary questions are offered the following: What are the rules to be found in these treatises to help us make our own cadenzas being respectful to the “good taste” of the relevant time-period? What changes in the construction of the cadenza? How does the cadenza evolve in the course of the time between the treatises, is there a certain tendency? The way to receive answers to the questions above I hope to achieve in five steps through: 1. Researching the opinions in the treatises of the singing masters P. F. Tosi, J. Agricola, G.B. Mancini, J. A. Hiller, D. Corri, and M. Garcia II. 2. Making an overview of their guidelines and sentiments towards the tasteful performance of the cadenza (how was it and how it was supposed to get performed back then; what did they not like?). 3. Comparing their opinions with each other 4. Discussing the development of the cadenza in general in the introduction, referring to its instrumental appearance 5. Attempting to implement the mentioned rules in my own practice, hence in my final-exam through various as time-period pieces. Hence, the aim of this research – to find out what were the customs and rules and put forward the written opinions of singing masters who printed their theoretical works between the eighteenth and mid-nineteenth century. In that way, with interpretation of the rules and examples, hoping this paper to be able to give secure guidance to singers (including me) wishing to take up the direction of the so-called “good taste” for the relevant time period of the works they are performing as it would say in the treatises relevant for the time when the piece was composed.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsCadenza, singing, taste, 19th century
date11/02/2019
published24/09/2019
last modified24/09/2019
statuslimited publication
affiliationMaster II Student KonCon 2019
copyrightAleksan Chobanov
licenseAll rights reserved
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/566315/566316
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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copyrightAleksan Chobanov
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