| From: Karen Mercedes To: VOCALIST <vocalist> Subject: Re: Art Song Question Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, Tracy Wolstoncroft wrote:
> My question is this...would you consider Debussy a Romantic or 20th century > composer. There has been some differences in opinion so I thought I would > ask all of you.
He's definitely not Romantic. I suppose he could be considered "20th century by a hair" (PELLEAS ET MELISANDE, for example, was produced in 1902). I suppose if you're sure to sing one of his songs composed in the 20th Century you could get away with using him as your 20th Century composer.
> Also, would a Handel aria such as Va Godendo be considered an art song. I
If it's from one of his operas, I'd say "no". Is it that you need something in Italian or something Baroque? If the former, you'd be safer with undisputable art songs by Bellini, Donizetti, Tosti, etc. If the latter, Henry Purcell wrote more songs than you can shake a stick at. I know it probably means learning something new.
Is there some reason you can't call the organizers of the competition and ask them?
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