A Descriptive Catalogue of the Organ Works of Guy Bovet. Val Jeanne Phillips Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
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A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE ORGAN WORKS OF GUY BOVET A Monograph Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in The School of Music by Val Jeanne Phillips B.A., Iowa State Teachers College, 1945 M.M., Northwestern University, 1976 M.M., Valparaiso University, 1987 December, 1997 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number: 9829448 Copyright 1997 by Phillips, Val Jeanne All rights reserved. UMI Microform 9829448 Copyright 1998, by UMI Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. UMI 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ©Copyright 1997 Val Jeanne Phillips All rights reserved ii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My hearty thanks go to all those who have made this paper possible: to Guy Bovet and Marisa Aubert for answering innumerable queries and for making scores and biographical material available; to the copyright owners Guy Bovet, Cantate Domino, and Oxford University Press who have generously given permission for the use of certain musical examples; to all the members of my supervising committee, especially Herndon Spillman and Jan Herlinger, for their time, guidance, and encouragement; and to my husband, Travis, for his unwavering support during this project. iii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...................................... iii LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES ................................... v ABSTPACT .................................................. vii CHAPTER ONE: GUY BOVET: AN ORGANIST OF MANY TALENTS . 1 CHAPTER TWO: THE ORGAN WORKS OF GUY BOVET ............... 11 Larger Organ Works ................................ 11 Smaller Organ Works in Collections ............... 65 CHAPTER THREE: STYLISTIC FEATURES:.......................85 Phrases, melodic arches, chromaticism, harmonic and rhythmic language .................. 85 Stylistic influences: improvisation, glosas, gestures, Spain, chorales, jazz.. .................. 95 REFERENCES ............................................... 113 APPENDIX A: ARTICLES BY GUY B O V E T ...................... 117 APPENDIX B: DISCOGRAPHY: GUY BOVET, ORGANIST .... 122 APPENDIX C: LETTERS OF PERMISSION ...................... 12 6 VITA. ..................................................... 128 iv Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES 1. Themes, Concertino Op. 7 .............................. 11 2. Themes, Suite a deux orgues sur des Psaumes huguenots Op. 1 4 .................................... 13 3. Themes, Concerto Russe .............................. 19 4. Romaneses patterns (from four sources)................ 23 5. Bovet, Variations Romanesques, incipits ........... 25 6. Themes, Hommage a Haendel ............................ 34 7. Passages from R i c e r c a t a .............................. 39 8. Themes, Concerto pour choeur et orgue ............. 44 9. Selected passages, Bachaphrase ...................... 50 10. Themes and cadenzas, Trois Preludes ............... 53 11. Titles and incipits, each piece of Suite pour S o u v i g n y ................................ 59 12. Incipits of 3 representative pieces, 1972 Pieces d'orgue .................................... 70 13. "Herzliebster Jesu," Intonations vol. 3, #293 . 76 14. Nouveau cahier de pieces d'orgue I. Psaumes and chorals, with incipits.............. 78 II. Pieces l i b r e s ................................... 82 15. Variations Romanesques, Var. 0 ....................... 87 16. "Louez 1'Eternel," Part II, from Pieces d'orgue . 92 17. "Salamanca," mm. 118-124, from Trois Preludes . 94 18. Andante pomposo, from Concertino Op. 7, mm. 33-39 .......................................... 96 19. "Cinco diferencias, Conde Claros" .................. 97 20. Opening of unornamented tiento, Tomas Sancta Maria ...................................... 99 v Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 21. Two sections, "Tiento lleno de 1° tono," by de H e r e d i a ........................................ 101 22. Sections of Tiento #60 by Correa de Arauxo .... 102 23. "Le Bolero du Divin Mozart," Nouveau cahier p. 14, i n c i p i t .............................. 105 24. "Fuga sopra un soggetto," Nouveau cahier p. 17, i n c i p i t .............................. 106 25. Variation incipits from Noel de M o u l i n s ............107 26. Second theme from third movement of Concertino Op. 7, mm. 5 - 7 .................................... 109 vi Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT Guy Bovet, b. 1942, has a compositional output including over 130 instrumental and vocal works. His organ compositions are comparatively few. Nonetheless, these are of great value to the recital organist looking for new material, the church organist looking for meritorious psalm- and hymn-tune settings, and for the organ student of one to three years needing challenging but not-too- difficult music (some of which can be played on one manual with no pedals), clearly marked with registration instructions. This composer/performer/teacher/writer/scholar, winner of numerous competitions in performance and improvisation, was born into a family well-known in Swiss musical circles. He is active in many Swiss musical societies, and is keenly interested in historical organs and organ music of Latin countries. This interest has led not only to three series of recordings but also to sponsorship of first the Swiss government, then the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, for a survey of Mexican and Brazilian organs of the early Colonial period. This paper is a descriptive presentation of Bovet's organ works. Chapter One is a biography; Chapter Two is a descriptive listing of (1) larger organ works (concertos, vii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. works for two organs, solo works for one organ); and (2) 95 smaller organ works for organ solo (chorale settings, psalm tune settings, brief descriptive pieces, free pieces). Chapter Three is a brief consideration of stylistic features in the organ works. The composer's forms often derive from late Rennaisance/early Baroque forms, particularly the Spanish diferencias. He uses chromaticism, polytonality, and polymeter within the framework of classically balanced phrases that are often lengthened by virtuosic ornamental passages to which