Summary: | 碩士 === 輔仁大學 === 音樂研究所 === 94 === Eric Whitacre (1970- ), American composer, who touched the choral music after entering the university under accidental chance, wrote the first choral work <Go! Lovely Rose> when he’s 21. This amazing work made him a great success after being published. To date, he has already become young and successful composer, conductor, and his works like the dazzling star in the repertoire of concerts. His published works have already sold over 400,000,and received many competition awards.
The style of Whitacre's works, no matter on the musical form or on the harmony, it does’t depand on any theory or formulae. But can find out his idea to the music in the lyrics that he uses, especially on the artistic conception of the poem. While studying Whitacre's works, the meaning , language musical sound and background of the poem become the most important reference basis.
This text deal with position of music propose several analysis and probe into, except that preface and conclude the speech just, divided into four paragraphs and probed into altogether: Chapter one the life of introducing Whitacre and tactics of composing music which he often use, and the backgrounds of <<Three Flower’s Songs>>; Chapter two to four make analysis on the lyrics, music of three songs, and propose it in annotating the focal point on and treatment way. Have besides three item appendix on behind, including Whitacre’s interview, and the lists of Whitacre's choral works and other works.
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