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Abstract

The flute works of Claude Arrieu (1903-1990) are relatively unknown, as is Arrieu herself. A composer active throughout the twentieth century and a radio producer in Paris during the 1930s and 1940s, Arrieu and her music are now often lost amongst the more popular works of her French contemporaries. Her compositional output, which includes music written for traditional concerts and over seventy scores for radio and film, displays her ease in navigating the early twentieth century’s changing mediums of music performance. Arrieu composed several pieces for solo flute with piano or orchestra, including the Sonatine for Flute and Piano (1943) and the Concerto in G for Flute and Orchestra (1946). These works were dedicated to the famous flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal (1922-2000) and performed by him on the radio during and immediately after World War II. I will present a study on Arrieu’s Sonatine and Concerto, examining the pieces’ connection to the French flute school, the radio, and Rampal, whose career as a soloist was defined by radio and recorded performances. I will examine how the Sonatine and the Concerto synthesize influences from contemporary French style, Classical form, and radio music, and discuss how Arrieu’s flute writing complements and may even have been informed by Rampal and the French flute school. With this thesis, I hope to provide a comprehensive guide on the Sonatine and the Concerto that will facilitate future performances and research, and expand upon the small body of scholarship that exists on the music of Claude Arrieu.

Year of Submission

2024

Degree Name

Master of Music

Department

School of Music

First Advisor

Melinda Boyd

Date Original

5-2024

Object Description

1 PDF (vii, 58 pages)

Language

en

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