Discussions on the Artistic Features and Singing Styles of the French Art Songs

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10.2991/msetasse-16.2016.233How to use a DOI?

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Discussions, Artistic Features, Singing Styles, French Art Songs

Abstract

The European music in the nineteenth century represents the most popular period of romanticism. The innumerable musiciansmade heartfelt endeavors to compose their music to have the unprecedented development of the romantic music and various musical genres insin the nineteenth century become possible. Art songs, as a type of concert solo songs with more refined and perfect composition, was also developed in parallel with the romantic poetry under the influence ofromanticismin this period and eventually was considered as a type of romantic expression. It can be said that the development and perfection of romantic art songs is a great achievement made with most attentions attracted during the whole romantic music period. In the development of vocal music art, art songs playedas an important position. As an important part of vocal music art, art songshad a great and significant influence on the vocal music art. French art songs are representedthe popular songs in the late 30 years of the nineteenth century and are hereby known as the "chanson" or " mélode". French art songs, as one of the genres of the various world art songs, has made very brilliantachievements. This paper, starting from the emergence and development of the French art songs, provides discusses on the technical requirements and singing principles of the French art songsand demonstrates the author's viewpoint for the "second creation" of the vocal performance under the aesthetic principles of "authenticity and creativity" plus "skills and performance."

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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