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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra created the character of Don Quixote in his book El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, published in 1605. Since its creation, stories from the book have been reimagined in art, in literature and in music. Frequently, Cervantes – the man and author – and Quixote – the novel’s protagonist and hero – have been inextricably linked in character. Subsequent adaptors of the novel have been influenced by this connection: composers Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) and Mitch Leigh (1928-2014) all wrote their own versions of the Quixote saga. Though their approaches to the story are varied, the basic characteristics of it remain: Love, Life and Dreams. Those themes are reflected in the old knight’s death scene in each of their respective works. Here, the lives of the adaptors are briefly discussed and a dramatic and musical (Schenkerian), analysis of Quixote’s last hours are presented.
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- The death of Cervantes' Don Quixote: three musical and literary perspectives
Contributors
- Kim, Se Hoon (Author)
- Britton, David (Thesis advisor)
- Reber, William (Committee member)
- Rockmaker, Jody (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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2016
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- Vita
- thesisPartial requirement for: D.M.A., Arizona State University, 2016
- bibliographyIncludes bibliographical references (pages 87-94)
- Field of study: Music
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by Se Hoon Kim