Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Humanities
First Advisor
Labrador-Rodriguez, Sonia
Keywords
Jennings, Mason, Rodriguez, Silvio, Spanish Language, Music, Culture
Area of Concentration
Spanish Language and Culture
Abstract
This thesis translates and analyzes selected songs by singer-songwriters, Mason Jennings and Silvio Rodriguez. For each artist, a brief background of their biographies is provided, as well as their artistry, which is compared. Following backgrounds, an overview of their lyrical content is discussed. In addition, a more extensive analysis finding connections within their lyricism is presented. The thesis then gives the translations of 25 songs, 13 songs written by Mason and 12 written by Silvio. Both singer-songwriters generally convey the meaning of their songs through a combination of acoustic guitar, emotional vocals, and deep lyricism, characteristic of the singer-songwriter. On April 27, 2015, I presented my incorporation of this approach in a performance heavily influenced by my studies of these two musicians.
Recommended Citation
Brenner, Dov, "El Canta-Autor, The Singer-Songwriter: A translation of lyrics, analysis, and performance of selected works by Mason Jennings and Silvio Rodriguez." (2015). Theses & ETDs. 4990.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/4990