Sappho: Examined and Applied
Format
Oral Presentation
Faculty Mentor Name
Camille Norton
Faculty Mentor Department
English
Additional Faculty Mentor Name
Sarah Waltz
Additional Faculty Mentor Department
Music History
Abstract/Artist Statement
The author has engaged in the close study of several translations of the poetry and fragments of the poet Sappho – as well as commentaries and work by later writers considering Sappho’s poetry — to understand the content, lyrical style, and meter/rhythm of her work. Further, the author has examined the work of contemporary musicologists and music historians on the characterization of women in opera –both in music and text—as well as the construction, timbre, and range of ancient instruments and the extent of current knowledge on how ancient music would have sounded. Using these studies as a basis, the author will be applying this to the text of a libretto and score for an opera on the subject of Eurydice and Orpheus. At this point, the author has outlined the full libretto of the opera, written full texts of a handful of musical numbers, and composed musical excerpts from the first act that exemplify the principles that she has developed as a product of her studies.
Location
DeRosa University Center, Room 211
Start Date
29-4-2017 2:00 PM
End Date
29-4-2017 2:20 PM
Sappho: Examined and Applied
DeRosa University Center, Room 211
The author has engaged in the close study of several translations of the poetry and fragments of the poet Sappho – as well as commentaries and work by later writers considering Sappho’s poetry — to understand the content, lyrical style, and meter/rhythm of her work. Further, the author has examined the work of contemporary musicologists and music historians on the characterization of women in opera –both in music and text—as well as the construction, timbre, and range of ancient instruments and the extent of current knowledge on how ancient music would have sounded. Using these studies as a basis, the author will be applying this to the text of a libretto and score for an opera on the subject of Eurydice and Orpheus. At this point, the author has outlined the full libretto of the opera, written full texts of a handful of musical numbers, and composed musical excerpts from the first act that exemplify the principles that she has developed as a product of her studies.