Metaphoric thinking on audiovisual performance of the "Noches en los Jardines de España"

• Main Author: Yudan Wang
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
• Download full: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/43786
• topic: Manuel de Falla; Noches en los jardines de España; Metaphor; Audiovisual Performance

This article takes Manuel de Falla's Noches en los jardines de España as an object of study, exploring the visual and musical metaphors embedded within the motifs and movements behind the score, and proposing a sonic design for piano performance. First, the socio historical context of this masterpiece's creation will be examined, along with the relationship between its musical language and other artistic and literary fields. Within this contextualization, the focus will shift to a semiotic musical analysis, seeking to uncover the visual and musical metaphors hidden within the motives and movements of the composition. Based on this, a sonic design will be proposed for piano performance, including interpretive suggestions regarding touch, timbre-dynamics, melodic, harmonic and rhythmic contours, as well as expressive gestures, which will then be applied in a performative realization. Through an in-depth exploration of Nights in the Gardens of Spain, this article aims to unveil the visual and musical metaphors imbued within the work, and to provide a novel sonic design approach for piano performance, enriching the interpretations of this masterpiece.