‘L’Atelier Moderne’: An Exploration of the Collaborative Process between Performer and Composer in Vocal Music Theatre of the 21st Century (CD Included)

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Series: Fine Arts, Music and Literature
BISAC: MUS050000

This book explores the collaboration between vocal performers and composers in vocal music theatre of the early 21st century, and, more specifically, the performer’s creative contribution to the compositional process.

As part of the author’s research, she asked composers Theodore Antoniou, Leontios Hadjileontiadis, Roger Marsh and Thanasis Zervas to collaborate with her in the creation of music theatre pieces. An integral part of each collaboration was the exploration of the creative relationship between composer and performer during the composition of the works. Over the course of three years, meetings and practical sessions took place, in which the new pieces were discussed and tried out through constant interaction and sharing with the composers.
In order to contextualize her research, the author discuss the work accomplished by the Atelier du Rhin in Colmar, France, particularly during the period from 1974-1998 – an organization which encouraged contemporary creation, with a special focus on vocal music theatre – in which, to date, there has been little information and whose achievements have been largely overlooked.

The findings from this research indicate that the “conventional” approach of the performer’s role merely as an interpreter of the score represents only a small part of the creative potential of the collaborative process in music-making. Other practical findings include substantial documentation, derived from the examination of literature relevant to the author’s investigative research, and a significant amount of data (including recordings, interviews and transcripts of meetings) collected in the course of the collaborative journey, which led to the creation of five new works. (Imprint: Nova)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

Abstract

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. L’Atelier du Rhin

Chapter 2. Case Study Collaboration with Composer Theodore Antoniou

Chapter 3. Case Study Collaboration with Composer Leontios Hadjileontiadis

Chapter 4. Case Study Collaboration with Composer Thanasis Zervas

Chapter 5. Case Study Collaboration with Composer Roger Marsh

Conclusion – Principal Outcomes

Appendix 1 – Transcribed Interviews

Appendix 2 – List of Performances of New Works

Appendix 3 – Composers’ and Performer Biographies

Bibliography

Author Contact Information

Index


Audience: Classical / Contemporary music & Performance practice
Composers
Singers / vocal performers
Librettists
Actors
Stage directors
Conductors
Scholars and researchers in various fields including community music, vocal and theatrical studies and composition
Vocal performance teaching (vocal training of actors and singers) in Higher Education

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