A Stylistic Study and Interpretation of Royaux Concerts No. 4 in E Minor by Francois Couperin

• Main Authors: Sun, Wan-Chen, 孫婉蓁
• Other Authors: 阮馨儀
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/21006554212613636192

碩士 === 國立臺南藝術大學 === 音樂學系碩士班 === 100 === Abstract François Couperin’s (François Couperin, 1668-1733) harpsichord and chamber music masterpiece can be considered the crystallization of French instrumental masterpieces dating from the seventeenth century to the eighteenth century. Les Concerts Royaux was originally designed for Louis XIV （r. 1643-1715）to have pleasure on Sundays. Consequently, it can be regarded as a specific embodiment of the French music style of the Louis XIV period as well. This paper is mainly based on Couperin’s Royaux Concerts No. 4 in E Minor, granting this work a more stereoscopic examination by looking at the world and the arts at the time of Louis XIV, particularly as associated with the outline of Couperin’s life, and also by analyzing his masterpiece’s characteristics from all aspects. The first chapter narrates the motivation and methodology behind the research; the second chapter begins with the social recapitulation of France after the Thirty Year’s War, recounting French styles of art and music; the third chapter introduces Couperin’s life and his masterpieces; the fourth chapter starts with the generalization of dance forms, and extends to structure, form, melody texture, and harmony. Then discusses how to play the ornament and the general interpretation of the whole work; the fifth chapter concludes the full text.