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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Viola Concerto"”.
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Viola Concerto
… relationship comes to the fore in the genre of concerto but is present to some degree in every piece for an ensemble. The avenues taken in approaching this relationship are varied, both within the movements, but also structurally, with the use of “Interludes” as shorter solo movements for the …
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Li Zi-Li and His Viola Concerto: Musical Analysis and a Study of Performance Interpretation
This research document intends to examine the Viola Concerto No. 1 by Li Zi-Li in depth and offers musical analysis as well as interpretations and suggestions for how to perform this work. Compared to Western viola repertoire, Chinese viola repertoire is much less studied and performed by violists. …
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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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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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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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A conductor’s guide to the Magnificat in C, TWV 9:17 by Georg Philipp Telemann
… was also probably the first composer to write a viola concerto, which is the concerto in G major (TWV 51:G9). This study will be comprised of three major sections. First, I will present Telemann’s background information: his biographical information (Chapter One), his compositional style with …
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The Devil in the Belfry a rhapsody for viola and orchestra & Edgar Allan Poe, Claude Debussy, and "The Fall of the House of Usher"
… Usher. The Devil in the Belfry is a rhapsody for viola and orchestra based on Edgar Allan Poe’s tale of the same title. It contains quotations from the few sketches that Debussy left for his unfinished work, Le diable dans le beffroi. Quoting Debussy’s sketches was the sensible course of action, …