On Henry Deepak Art Song Art Features

Henri Duparc, the famous French composer of the19th century, altogether composed over a hundred pieces of music during his short and brief musical career. There are only16pieces of vocal art song remained, however, due to his self-strictness. His significance to the development of French art song system can never be ignored despite of his wheen production. This thesis attempts to conclude and generalize the characteristics and style of Duparc's composition by comprehending the background of the ages when he composed his art songs, such as social circumstances, literary background and musical conditions, by analysing the harmony, melody and audio record of his art song, and by studying and performing his art song, thus enabling a better and thorough understanding of the great French composer. It is also the author's wish that the art song of Duparc spreads in greater breath and this thesis might be of a little help for other's studying Henri Duparc with useful sources and information.