Venn, E (2013) Thomas Adès and the pianto. In: Panos, N, Lympouridis, V, Athanasopoulos, G and Nelson, P, (eds.) Proceedings. International Conference on Music Semiotics: In Memory of Raymond Monelle, 26-28 Oct 2012, University of Edinburgh. International Project on Music and Dance Semiotics (IPMDS) , pp. 309-317. ISBN 978-0-9576548-0-8
Abstract
Though Raymond Monelle ends his survey of the pianto with the music of Wagner, recent writings have illustrated the ongoing presence of the topic in the music of the twentieth century. This paper extends the historical narrative one step further to explore the role of the pianto in the music of Thomas Adès (b. 1971). Although a number of works will be surveyed, specific focus is given to the second movement of his orchestral work Asyla (1997) and his second opera, The Tempest (2004). In both of these works, the symbolic force of the pianto is exploited alongside other topical and intertextual references, demonstrating its development and continued signifying potential in the music of today.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Music (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 Aug 2016 15:31 |
Last Modified: | 23 Aug 2016 15:31 |
Published Version: | https://sites.eca.ed.ac.uk/edmusemiotics/proceedin... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | International Project on Music and Dance Semiotics (IPMDS) |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:88590 |