Songs of hostility, anguish, and peace : an introduction to select war repertoire for singers

Access to thesis permanently restricted to Ball State community onlyAs solo vocal repertoire continues to develop with current trends, institutional settings, including the private studio, continue to gravitate toward standard art songs and arias familiar to the classical-western tradition. In a rapidly changing world, it is important for 21st century studio teachers to realize the need to connect with students on a global platform rather than focus solely on an established curriculum. As a modem educator and performer, it is important to make connections between the cross-disciplinary relationships of history, domestic/foreign affairs, politics, civil rights, racism, patriotism, social injustice, peace, and socialism through music. War-related repertoire challenges students, teachers, and performers to think beyond the confines of standard repertoire and fosters universal connections. Even with the cross-disciplinary benefits war-related music has to offer, this genre continues to be overlooked in studio teaching. It is the purpose of this study to introduce select classically oriented war-related repertoire, which reflects various war perspectives. Each chapter includes concise historical infonnation concerning the specific war, poet, and composer of the work under review. Equally important is the inclusion of selected musical analyses, interpretive textual guidelines, and a discussion of vocal aspects that pemlit the singer to more fully comprehend the emotional and musical possibilities of the piece. Additionally, suggested songs for further study and sample war-related vocal recital programs are presented as appendices. The culmination of these efforts manifests itself into a study of thirteen pieces for singers representing the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War.School of MusicEthiopa saluting the colors by H.T. Burleigh -- Four Walt Whitman songs by Kurt Weill -- War scenes by Ned Rorem -- Face of war by Elie Siegmeister -- Three songs of the war by Charles Ives -- i never saw another butterfly ... by Srul Irving Glick -- We happy few by Richard Cumming.Thesis (D.A.