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Thomas Pasatieri's Letter to Warsaw: an Examination of Style for Performance Preparation Thomas Pasatieri's Letter to Warsaw: An Examination of Style for Performance Preparation A document submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Cincinnati in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS in the Performance Studies Division of the College-Conservatory of Music July, 2013 by Joy L. Burdette B.M.E. Cumberland College, 1992 M.M. University of Louisville, 1997 Committee Chair: Professor Mary Stucky Abstract This document is an examination of style for performance preparation of Thomas Pasatieri's Letter to Warsaw for voice and piano. This study provides an understanding of the life of Pola Braun, the writer of the poems set in Letter to Warsaw, and illuminates the circumstances under which she created these poems during World War II. In addition, attention to the compositional choices of Pasatieri in response to these poems is explored and discussed. The musical settings of the texts presented in Letter to Warsaw are presented and compared to those in earlier songs of Pasatieri, including Sieben Lehmannlieder, Three Poems of James Agee, Three Poems by Kirstin Van Cleave, and Ophelia's Lament. These research elements serve to equip performers with necessary information to create an accurate portrayal of these texts. A biography of Thomas Pasatieri is included in this document, as well. Pasatieri's compositional style has evolved from his earlier songs. Over time, his compositional style has become more sparse, saying with fewer notes, what he had previously said with many. Understanding the musical journey of Pasatieri will help the singer better understand the compositional style of Letter to Warsaw, and how to better communicate the words of Pola Braun. Additionally, two appendices are included, which list the operas of Pasatieri in chronological order, as well as his complete list of songs, cycles, and other vocal works. Letter to Warsaw is one of many song cycles that have been generated world wide in reaction to the atrocities of the Holocaust. In order to place Letter to Warsaw in a creative context, this document briefly describes other selected songs and cycles written in remembrance of the victims and survivors of the Holocaust. ii Copyright © 2013 by Joy L. Burdette All rights reserved. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My proFound thanks is oFFered to all those who have given time and consideration to this project by providing assistance, insight, and support. I applaud Dr. Thomas Pasatieri For creating the composition, which inspired this document, but also For his willingness to answer my endless Questions about his music. I count it a special honor to document a small portion oF the liFe oF this great American composer. Sincere appreciation is extended to Mina Miller, artistic director of Music of Remembrance, musicologist Bret Werb oF the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Barbara Milewski oF Swarthmore College, For oFFering their exhaustive research on the liFe oF Pola Braun. Humbly, I thank Pola Braun For writing her poetry, even amidst the atrocities, which she had to endure. I thank my committee chair, Mary Stucky, For her uniQue commitment to graduate students, and For her continuous support throughout the D.M.A. process. I also thank committee members David Adams and Dr. Gwen Detwiler For their assistance and treatment oF this document. Special thanks to my parents, Ted and Nancy Wallace, who have always believed in my pursuit oF academic endeavors, and who have provided a constant environment oF love and encouragement. Thank you For your unFailing love and support. Tony Burdette, my Fearless husband and love oF my liFe, deserves the highest praise For his unending patience, love, and encouragement throughout the D.M.A. process. Thank you For believing in me. I am truly blessed to have you by my side, through it all. iv I express my undying love and thanks to my children, eight-year-old Calia and six- year-old Benjamin, For their commitment to the D.M.A. process, as well. I pray that I may be as much oF an inspiration to you, as you daily are to me. Finally, I thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for His continuous guidance. I will sing unto the Lord, for he has dealt bountifully with me! Psalm 13:6 v TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................................................................ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS........................................................................................................................................iv COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS...............................................................................................................................viii LIST OF MUSICAL FIGURES.................................................................................................................................ix CHAPTER 1. Background.............................................................................................................................................1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................1 Pola Braun and the Warsaw Ghetto Years........................................................................2 Pola Braun and Majdanek Concentration Camp..........................................................11 2. Vocal Music Composed to Remember the Victims and Survivors of the Holocaust.................................................................................................................................16 Shemà, Simon Sargon...............................................................................................................16 I Never Saw Another Butterfly, Ellwood Derr................................................................17 I Never Saw Another Butterfly, Srul Irving Glick...........................................................18 Windsongs, Larry Zimmerman.............................................................................................18 Three Songs from the Ghetto, Gershon Kingsley...........................................................19 I Never Saw Another Butterfly, Lori Laitman.................................................................20 From the Diary of Anne Frank, Oskar Morawetz..........................................................20 We Are Here! Philip Koplow.................................................................................................21 3. Thomas Pasatieri................................................................................................................................23 Child Prodigy...............................................................................................................................23 vi Professional Career..................................................................................................................26 The "Comeback".........................................................................................................................27 Compositional Style..................................................................................................................29 Creative Process........................................................................................................................34 4. Letter to Warsaw...............................................................................................................................36 Composition.................................................................................................................................36 Poetry.............................................................................................................................................37 5. Musical Discussion............................................................................................................................40 "Jew"................................................................................................................................................40 "Tsurik a Heym".........................................................................................................................46 "Mother"........................................................................................................................................51 "Letter to Warsaw"...................................................................................................................59 "An Ordinary Day - Moving Day - Kaddish"...................................................................65 Additional PerFormance Notes............................................................................................73 6. Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................75 BIBLIOGRAPHY.......................................................................................................................................................77 APPENDICES A. Chronological List oF the Operas oF Thomas Pasatieri.......................................................83 B. A Listing oF the Songs, Cycles, and Other Vocal Works......................................................86 vii COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS Letter to Warsaw, by Thomas Pasatieri. Copyright © 2007 by Theodore Presser Co., Excerpts printed with the permission oF Theodore Presser Company. Ophelia's Lament, by Thomas Pasatieri. Copyright © 2006
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