Publication Date
2012-04-28
Availability
Open access
Embargo Period
2012-04-27
Degree Type
Doctoral Essay
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Department
Instrumental Performance (Music)
Date of Defense
2012-03-22
First Committee Member
Trudy Kane
Second Committee Member
Margaret A. Donaghue-Flavin
Third Committee Member
Robert A. Weiner
Fourth Committee Member
Deborah Schwartz-Kates
Abstract
The purpose of this doctoral essay is to create a performer’s guide for two pieces by Italian composer Franco Donatoni: Fili for Flute and Piano (1981) and Midi: due pezzi per flauto (1989). Despite being one of the most prolific composers of music in the mid- to late-twentieth century, Franco Donatoni has been largely overlooked by both scholars and performers. This is especially true in the United States, where Donatoni’s flute music is not well known. This doctoral essay includes a brief biography of Franco Donatoni as well as detailed analysis and performance suggestions for Fili and Midi. Theoretical, technical, as well as stylistic issues are addressed in depth. Through this essay, Donatoni’s flute music will become more accessible to the performer, leading to more performances of these works.
Keywords
Franco Donatoni; Flute; Performance Guide; Twentieth Century Music; Farah Zolghadr; Trudy Kane; Midi; Fili; Flute Analysis; Flute Performance
Recommended Citation
Zolghadr, Farah M., "The Flute Music of Franco Donatoni: A Performance Guide" (2012). Open Access Dissertations. 731.
https://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/731