A study of Britten’s “ Songs and Proverbs of William Blake ”

• Main Authors: Kuan-Hung Lai, 賴冠鴻
• Other Authors: Ching-Chi Sun
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/v8rpbr

碩士 === 東吳大學 === 音樂學系 === 103 === Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) was one of the most important English composers in the 20th-century. He accomplished vocal music in many styles, such as folk song arrangements, art songs, chorales, operas, oratorios, cantatas and several song cycles. He was prolific and his works were characteristic. Song cycle “Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op.74”, this work creation for famous Baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in 1965, the whole group a total of 14 articles linked songs, lyrics selected from three different poems of William Blake, by Peter. Pearce (Peter Pears, 1910-1986) with the selection of the content of the poetry association works, series into groups. Full contents of the prophecy and cautionary poem, song series mode "Proverbs of Hell" as the motto behind the undertaking of a "Songs of Experience", alternating with each other, the first maxim seven songs total of 14 seven. This paper collected Breton and William Blake's biography and creative style background information, then poetry and music creative background and analysis for Breton's "William Blake's Songs and motto" make.