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Showing 1 to 20 of 204 for “"Viola"”.
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Viola Concerto
This work seeks out a few different questions in each of its movements, present always though is the question of the relationship between the individual and group. This relationship comes to the fore in the genre of concerto but is present to some degree in every piece for an ensemble. The avenues …
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Graduate Recital, Viola
This recital explores the solo viola literature of the 20th and 21st centuries. Pieces range in date from 1922 to 2005 and present the various styles and techniques of virtuoso viola playing developed in the modern era. The selection of pieces presented on this recital chronicles the viola's …
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Doctoral Thesis Recital (viola)
Sonata in F minor for viola and piano, op.120, no.1 / Johannes Brahms -- La campanella / Paganini-Primrose --Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, op.19 / Sergey Rachmaninoff.
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Graduate recital in viola
5 audio files + 1 PDF file (20 pages)
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Graduate recital in viola
11 audio files + 1 PDF file (1 volume (unpaged))
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Graduate recital in viola
11 audio files + 1 PDF file
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Graduate recital in viola
12 audio files + 1 PDF file
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A performance guide of J.S. Bach's viola da Gama sonatas transcribed for viola
As a viola player who is currently learning the viola da gamba sonatas, I have noted a significant dearth of literature in this focal area. This has been particularly evident when approaching the viola transcriptions of Bach’s solo cello suites and viola da gamba sonatas. My aim is to create a …
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Rebecca Clarke's Sonata for Viola and Piano and William Walton's Concerto for Viola and Orchestra: A Comparison of Form and Viola Technique
… relationship between Rebecca Clarke's Sonata for Viola and Piano, and William Walton's Concerto for Viola and Orchestra. Chapter 1 in this document contains historical background information on Clarke, Walton, and both of their viola works. Chapter 2 is a full analysis and comparison of Clarke's …
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Doctoral thesis recital (viola) lecture
"Etudes for the viola: an instrument of its own."
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The Evolution of Viola Playing as Heard in Recordings of William Walton's Viola Concerto
This document examines the evolution of viola playing as heard through recordings of William Walton's Viola Concerto, written in 1929. The sixteen commercially issued recordings of the concerto, unevenly spaced, offer a variety of interpretative approaches. Its first performers were indebted to a …
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Viola design: some problems with standardization
There has not been a standard-sized viola design to this day. A modern viola typically has a body length between 16 and 18 inches. Instrument makers and composers did not favor viola players, so the instrument has developed much more slowly than other instruments in the violin family since the …
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Bulgarian viola repertoire: a historical perspective and pedagogical analysis
… have written many colorful and imaginative viola works. These works have been influenced by the composers’ backgrounds: the region in Bulgaria where they were raised, their ethnic roots, their teachers in Bulgaria and abroad, and the political and cultural climate in Bulgaria at the time …
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The history of the viola and an analysis of its literature
The origin of the viola, like the violin, is still a puzzle to our musical historians and archaeologists. True, they realize that the first real viola and violin made its appearance on the musical horizon about the middle of the 16th century in Italy. And they know also that they did not spring …
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Composition No. 1, quintet for two violins, viola, cello, and sampler
Composition No. 1 is a work for string quartet and interactive electronics. The work is around twenty minutes long and separated into five movements, all of them elided through the use of attaccas. The work's organizational principle is a progression of thematic material, starting with a simple …
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High temperature stress responses of Salvia splendens and Viola X wittrockiana
… were investigated in Salvia splendens and Viola x wittrockiana to determine the morphological and physiological mechanism associated with the heat tolerance. Two genotypes for each species were used; a heat tolerant Vista and a heat sensitive Sizzler cultivar of salvia and Crystal Bowl …
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York Bowen's Three Viola and Piano Masterworks for Lionel Tertis
… Lionel Tertis (1876-1975) was the “father of the viola” and revolutionized viola playing as we know it today. Known for his beauty and depth of tone, Tertis’s techniques are evident in the many works he requested from composers in his quest to promote the viola as a solo instrument. York Bowen …
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