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Works for Violin and Piano by French Composers, 1870-1950
… vocal music; few of them composed works for violin and piano. From about 1870, French composers turned their attention to the violin-piano repertoire, producing some of the greatest works of the genre. Three distinctive compositional styles arose in France from 1870 to 1950: the Cosmopolitan …
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Whispers of the North: Zhou Long’s Partita for Violin and Piano
In this document I explore Partita for Violin and Piano (1983) by Zhou Long, a celebrated Chinese-American composer whose works uniquely blend Eastern and Western musical traditions. Zhou Long’s Partita exemplifies his innovative approach, combining Chinese folk elements such as pentatonic scales, …
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Performing Brahms: Rediscovering expressive devices in the sonatas for violin and piano
… expressive devices in the sonatas for violin and piano This submission for the degree of Master of Philosophy in musical performance at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide, consists ofa portfolio of two CDs containing recorded performances of the complete Sonatas …
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Jascha Heifetz's transcriptions for violin and piano: a study of their genesis and style
… one of the twentieth century’s most influential violinists. Few know him for the multitude of transcriptions he created for the violin and piano, and which he used as recital encores. Most of his transcription selections were based on popular tunes and were meant to display Heifetz’s virtuosic …
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The piano and violin and piano and cello sonatas of Brahms : a study of selected recordings
… of selected recordings of Brahms's sonatas for piano and violin and for piano and cello. The introduction establishes guidelines which are essential when interpreting Brahms's works. It highlights the fact that Brahms was a neoclassicist and points out his typical "fingerprints" which occur …
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Heitor Villa-Lobos's Use of Indigenous Brazilian Musical Elements in the Sonata-Fantasia No. 2 for Violin and Piano
… major portions of his Sonata-Fantasia No. 2 for Violin and Piano (1914). The work was published early in his compositional career when he did not have much formal training. He relied on the musical influences from his travels and the reports of people who explored the Brazilian interior. He made …
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The Violin Sonata of Amy Beach
American composer and pianist Amy Marcy Cheney Beach -- Mrs. H. H. A. Beach (1867-1944) was born in Henniker, New Hampshire. She is recognized as the best American composer of her time. She was the first American woman to compose large-scale art music, and she was also a virtuosic pianist. The …
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Doctoral thesis recital (collaborative piano)
Suite for flute and piano, op.34 / Charles-Marie Widor -- Black anemones / Joseph Schwantner -- Sonata no.3 for violin and piano in C minor, op.45 / Edvard Grieg.
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Master's thesis recital (violin)
Violin sonata no. 6, op. 27 / Eugène Ysaÿe -- Sonata in A major for violin and piano / César Franck -- Selections from Porgy and Bess / George Gershwin ; transcriptions by Jascha Heifetz.
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Master's thesis recital (collaborative piano)
[Sonata for violin and piano in E minor, K. 304 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Sonata for clarinet and piano, op. 120, no. 1 / Johannes Brahms -- Unidentified song for voice and piano -- Unidentified work for saxophone and piano]
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Artist diploma recital (violin)
Sonata for violin and piano in D major, op. 9, no. 3 / Jean-Marie Leclair -- Violin sonata in A minor, op. 27, no. 2 / Eugene Ysaye -- Violin concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77 / Dmitri Shostakovich.
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Master's thesis recital (violin)
… from FAE sonata / Johannes Brahms -- Sonata for violin and basso continuo no. 4 in D major / George Frideric Handel -- Polonaise brillante in D major, op. 4 / Henri Wieniawski -- Sonata for violin and piano no. 3 in C minor, op. 45 / Edvard Grieg
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Doctoral thesis recital (piano (chamber))
Suite en trio for flute, violin, and piano, op. 59 / Mel Bonis (with Margaret King [i.e. Ellie Sievers], violin, and Jill Benway, flute) -- Trio for flute, bassoon, and piano, WoO 37 / Ludwig van Beethoven (with Jill Benway, flute, and Corey Castillo, bassoon) -- Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano / …
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Rima
<p>Instrumental work for violin and piano based on a sestina by Dante Alighieri; written to commemorate the poet on the 700th anniversary of his death. Commissioned by Elena Augilar Kosta for Eriko Sato and David Oei. This piece received its premier by Curtis Macomber and Steven Beck on May 20, …
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Graduate Recital, Violin
The program consisted of musically and technically challenging pieces. Ballade, Sonata No. 3 Op. 27 By Eugene Ysaye is a very demanding and intense work where the tension is growing throughout the piece into a furious culmination. Sonata in A major for piano and violin by Cesar Franck is a romantic …
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Audience Engagement: An Artist-Researcher's Approach to Meaningful Concert Experiences
… much attention has been given to improving and sustaining audience engagement. This doctoral dissertation investigates audience experience at classical music performances from the perspective of the performer. Using a mixed-methodology of arts-based research and qualitative research, I …
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Identifying French Compositional Styles: Subtlety Through Familiarity
… this study, I examine two French berceuses for violin and piano to identify common compositional traits, specifically subtlety and familiarity in rhythm and harmony. Both Fauré's <em>Berceuse</em> (1878-9) and Ravel's <em>Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Faur</em>é (1922) are representative of …
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I. On Process II. Portfolio of Compositions
… music of Claude Debussy, Béla Bartók, John Cage and Franco Donatoni. In the second chapter, I explore my own process of composing by looking into each of the ten individual pieces from my PhD Portfolio of Compositions. II. Portfolio of Compositions: 1. Elegy for Fir Tree for eight strings (2004) …
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Trios of Simon A. Sargon including horn.
This document focuses on the formal structures and tonal language of four trios that include horn by American composer Simon A. Sargon: "Huntsman, What Quarry?" Two Poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay for Soprano, Horn, and Piano (1990); Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano: "The Legacy" (1993); A Clear …
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A Pedagogical Grading of Albanian Violin Repertoire
Albanian violinist and composer Pjetër Gaci (1931-1995) contributed valuable works to the violin repertoire that, although widely recognized and performed within Albania, remain unknown internationally. Albania, a southeastern European country that gained independence in 1912, established its first …
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