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Showing 1 to 20 of 80 for “"concertos"”.
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Bacewicz : the violin concertos
… analysis of Bacewicz's series of seven violin concertos and the study concludes with a consideration of a number of factors affecting Bacewicz's career and subsequent reception, addressing issues such as Polish cultural policy, the status of women composers, and her juggling of a number of …
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Metric Conflict in the Brandenburg Concertos of J. S. Bach
… metric analysis of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, with particular emphasis on the issues of metric conflict. The analytic methodology is based on the work of Fred Lerdahl and Ray Jackendoff, while the analytic notation used is based partly on that of Lerdahl and Jackendoff and partly on …
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A descriptive study of selected trumpet concertos from the Soviet Union
U of I Only Restriction set for Item 116503 on 2020-10-22T17:54:38Z with date by madinag@illinois.edu.
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The American Contemporary Clarinet Concertos of John Corigliano, William Bolcom, Joan Tower, and John Adams
The clarinet concertos by John Corigliano, William Bolcom, John Adams and Joan Tower are among the most technically demanding pieces for the instrument of the last half-century. Each of the four composers utilizes a unique musical language that borrows from earlier pieces and musical styles. All …
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A collection of cadenzas for the trumpet concertos of Franz Joseph Haydn and Johann Nepomuk Hummel
… Trumpet Concerto are two of the most important concertos in the solo trumpet repertoire and the cadenza reflects the performer's personality and technical abilities. There have been numerous recordings of the two concertos and they are consistently used in performance and as a pedagogical tool. …
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The embellishment in Mozart's keyboard music with specific application to seven of his late piano concertos
… which he put to good use when performing his concertos. Problem to be studied All Mozart's works published in his lifetime show a great attention to detail. He wrote out ornaments, cadenzas, and lead-ins, and embellished recurring themes. This can be seen in his keyboard sonatas and concertos. …
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František Jiránek and the Italian connection: A study of the influence of Antonio Vivaldi on the bassoon concertos of František Jiránek
The concertos of Antonio Vivaldi rapidly transformed not only Venetian and Italian music but influenced composers across the rest of Europe as well. The older generation of composers felt the need to integrate at least some of the features of the new and malleable Vivaldian ritornello model into …
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"A Study and Critical Edition of Samuel Capricornus's ""Theatrum Musicum"" (1669, 1670) and ""Continuatio Theatri Musici"" (1669)"
This study of the sacred concertos in the Theatrum musicum [RISM C937] and Continuatio theatri musici [RISM C938] includes a modern critical edition, an examination of three known exemplars, a brief text study, a discussion of stylistic category, and an appraisal of the collection's musical style …
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Bach as humanist: the influences of the classics and court aesthetics on the design of the six Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051
… explores J. S. Bach's Six Brandenburg Concertos in the light of a Bildprogrammatik, governed by the same principles that defined arrangements of Baroque art and sculpture, and with the royal hunt as its central motive, carrying the themes of victory, glory, and immortality.
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An historical and stylistic examination of Charles Chaynes' Concerto Pour Trompette and Deuxième Concerto Pour Trompette, with an interview of the composer.
… prominent mid-twentieth century French trumpet concertos and their composers. Jolivet, Bozza, and Tomasi have all been the subject of research. Charles Chaynes' music is equally valuable to modern trumpet repertoire as that of Jolivet, Bozza, and Tomasi. Chaynes' exclusion from research leaves a …
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Perspectives on the reception of Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C, with particular reference to musicological writings in English on Haydn’s Concertos and the classical Concerto
… of literature in English pertaining to Haydn’s concertos and the problems posed by the twentieth-century re-emergence of a number of these works. It reveals the disjunction between praise for the Cello Concerto in C and the perpetuation of negative perspectives on Haydn’s early-Esterházy …
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The development of the Russian piano concerto in the nineteenth century.
… dating from the 1830s. Rubinstein's five concertos certainly offered something more substantial, as Tchaikovsky acknowledged in his First Concerto, but by this time the century was approaching its final quarter. This absence of a prototype is reflected in all aspects of Russian concerto …
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Sonata for flute and basso continuo (WQ 128) : a transcription for cello
… to each. C.P.E. Bach wrote three cello concertos, including Concerto in A minor, Wq 170 (1750), B-flat major, Wq 171 (1751), and A major, Wq 172, (1753), which also exist as versions for flute and keyboard. These concertos are early examples of virtuosic works for the cello highlighting …
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West meets East: Giuseppe Sarti's influence on Russian church music - a study of Western influence and surviving Russian traits
… developmental course of Russian sacred choral concertos. Scholars generally describe the latter half of the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century as the “Italianate Period” in Russian Church music. Because of the large number of Italian composers invited by ruling Tsarinas in St. …
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The Irish partsongs of Charles Villiers Stanford
… output included symphonies, operas, concertos, church music, songs, piano/vocal arrangements of Irish folk music and over 60 SATB partsongs. Among the latter are the 14 Irish partsongs that are the focus of this study.
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African American Composers and the Piano Concerto
… current research regarding each of their piano concertos. Therefore, this dissertation aims to bridge the gap between the studies of the American piano concerto and African American eclectic composers.
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Graduate Recital, Trombone
… that reflect this trend. These works include two concertos, one from the classical period and the other from the 20th century. Both works reflect the changes in attitude towards the trombone's use as a solo instrument during these times. The second portion of the recital presents influences of …
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Narrativity in Postmodern Music: A Study of Selected Works of Alfred Schnittke
… We then analyze formally and contextually four concertos by Alfred Schnittke, one of the pioneers of polystylism, and discuss individual polystylistic and postmodern characteristics evinced in the musical texts. We then provide a brief narratological reading of each concerto. We believe a theory …
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Georg Philipp Telemann's Use Of The Trumpet In Tafelmusik II-TWV 55: D1 (1733) Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works by Kennan, Torelli, Chaynes and Others
While trumpeters know him best for his concertos, Telemann included trumpets in his operas, cantatas, oratorios, orchestral music and mixed chamber music. This project will study the opening suite and conclusion of Tafelmusik II (TWV: D1, 1733) in order to examine his use of the trumpet in a mixed …
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The First-Movement Cadenzas for Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466
… in D minor, K.466. As one of the six of his own concertos for which Mozart did not provide an original cadenza, the D minor concerto poses an important challenge to the performer: should she compose or improvise her own cadenza, or should she select one written by someone else? Many …
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