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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
GRADUATE RECITAL IN VOICE
An artistic performance presented in nartial satisfaction
of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Arts in
Music
by
Kay Hennenfent
January 1984
The artistic performance of Kay Hennenfent is aporoved:
Daniel~essner~~
David
w.
Scott
Curt Ailen, Committee Chairperson
California State University, Northridge
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ABSTRACT
GRADUATE RECITAL IN VOICE
by
Kay Hennenf'ent
Master of' Arts in Music
The music for this recital was chosen to present a
program of' works encompassing a variety of' styles, languages,
and dramatic situations.
The Mozart aria Schon lacht der holde
Frilhlin~,
K.
580, was the earliest representative on the program, and was
a typical Classical example in its three movement form (fastslow-fast).
It offered challenges in asnects of' vocal tech-
nique with its numerous coloratura passages and wide range.
Mozart composed the piece in Vienna in 1789.
It was orig-
inally written as an insertion aria for the German version
of' Paisiello's Il Barbiere di Sivip,lia.
The text expresses
an unrelieved trapedy, although the music is quite joyous
in character.
Especially apnealinr; to me vrere the Drei Lieder der
Ophelia,
0~.
n7 by Richard Strauss.
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The texts were taken
from the fifth scene of the fourth act of Shakespeare's
Hamlet Prince of Denmark.
German by Karl Simrock.
trast to the Mozart aria.
The texts were translated into
These pieces offer a strong conThey were composed in 1918, and
represent the culmination of German Romantic Lieder.
are striking in dramatic intensity and detail.
depicts the
~rowin~
madness of Ophelia:
They
Each song
the first with its
wandering motifs, unresolved dissonances, and harsh chords;
the second with her senseless, vulgar chattering and alternation in the niano betvreen major and minor; and the third,
a rambling, chromatic accompaniment, with unexpected melodic
turns that lapse into a Landler based on fragments of a folk
son.rr.
The other three Strauss songs from Op. G9 were
chosen to balance the Lieder portion, and represent a more
"typical" Strauss.
The first, third, and fifth songs of the
set were chosen, utilizing the poetry of Achim von Arnim and
Heinrich Heine.
The scene and aria from Les Huguenots by Keyerbeer
presented the Romantic operatic style with portions of
cabaletta, recitative, trio (ensemble), obbligato flute, and
cadential decorations.
The Chansons de Ronsard of Darius Nilhaud were commissioned by the famous French soprano Lily Pons in 1941.
They are excellent nieces for a recital depicting various
moods and delightful accompaniments.
The difficulty lies in
their high tessitura and use of bitonality.
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The last piece on the
pro~ram,
Jeffery V. Cotton's
Dream i·Ii thin a Dream was a new composition which offered
many challenges.
The range of nearly three octaves and use
of the voice for special effects, including gutteral laughter, indeterminate nitches, quarter tones, gasps, etc., require relative nitch and an excellent rhythmic sense.
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
presents
Kay Hennenfent
Soprano
in her
*Graduate Recital
assisted by CAROL ROBERTS, piano
April 9, 1983
Recital Hall
PROGRAM
5:00p.m.
Schon lacht der holde Friihling ...............•.......•. W. A Mozart
(1756-1791)
All egro
Andante
Allegro
Ruth PowelL violin
Selections from
Funf Kleine Ueder, Op. 69 ........................ Richard Strauss
Der Stem
(1864-1949)
Einerlei
Schlectes Wetter
Drei Ueder der Ophelia, Op. 67 ....•..•.............. Richard Strauss
Wie erkenn ich mein Treulieb vor andem nun
Guten Morgen's ist Sankt Valentinstag
Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloss
"0 beau pays de Ia Touraine"
&om Les Hugumots ....................•...... Giacomo Meyerbeer
(1791-1864)
Deborah Mayhan, soprano
Janis Shibata, soprano
Leanna Goon, mezzo-soprano
Larry Kaplan, flute
INTERMISSION
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Chan10n1 de RonNrd ......••..•••.•..•..•.....•.••. Darius Milhaud
(1892-1974)
A une Fontaine
A Cupidon
Tai&-tois, babillarde
Dieu vous gard'
Dream Within a Dream ............................ Jeffrey V. Cotton
(b. 1957)
Dr. Daniel Kessner, conductor
Dana WiUumsen, cello
Larry Kaplan, flute
Mike Will~ams, piano
•In partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the Master of Arts Degree.
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