23 St. 53 Min, 30 Jun 1848 Jahr - Henri Duparc

Beschreibung:

Composed 16 songs
He was a perfectionist and serve self critic; he would continually revive his sings
He used texts by living poets, all whom were from the Parnassian school
He despised vocal exhibition; he wanted to write for the “violin voice”; capable of fluent; flexible phrasing and a real intensity of tone
His accompaniments were incredibly intricate
They were written in an orchestral manner
“Follows and envelopes the voice like a garment, making one with it” -Duparc
Nervous disease in 1885; mental and physical disabilities
Example: “Chanson triste” -
Subtle harmonic changes, unexpected arrivals