The Art of the Unspoken: Rhetorical Devices, Linguistic Parallels and the Influence of the Singing Voice in Classical and Romantic Piano Litera

ISBN-13: 9781800797758 / Angielski

Una Hunt; Gabriela Mayer

Opis

This book focuses on the influence of rhetoric, dramatic concepts, and the singing voice in Classical and Romantic solo piano music. These traditions were shared by composers, performers and pedagogues but have gradually fallen into obscurity.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction - The Relationship between Language and Instrumental Music in the Eighteenth and the Nineteenth Centuries - Rhetoric and Its Echoes in Musical Composition and Performance - The Survival of Rhetorical Figures from J. S. Bach to Liszt - Dramatic and Poetic Influences - The Singing Voice as Natural Model - An Integrated Approach to Performance Training.

O autorze

Dr Gabriela Mayer is a pianist, pedagogue, and researcher with a passion for connecting interdisciplinary insights. She is dedicated to sharing her performance training knowledge, which is deeply rooted in the classical tradition, but with a modern flair. Her focus is on an integrated approach, combining a nuanced understanding of the musical fabric within an aesthetic context with expression and sustainable technique. As a recipient of a Fulbright Graduate Fellowship to Germany, Dr Mayer studied piano performance at the Hochschule für Musik 'Hanns Eisler' in Berlin. She also completed a Doctorate in Musical Arts at the University of Maryland in the USA, graduating with the highest honours. Since moving to Ireland, she has engaged in teaching as well as performing, and currently holds the position of Head of Department of Keyboard Studies at the MTU Cork School of Music. She has given concerts and masterclasses at European music institutions and participates regularly in Erasmus projects, as well as conferences and seminars of the Association of European Conservatoires (AEC). Her interest in effective practice and performance preparation led to being part of the international collaborative project From Potential to Performance. Dr Mayer is also active as an international peer reviewer. Her students have won prizes and awards as well as securing professional careers.