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. Currently, Chinese-born composers who write music for Western musical instruments are very few, but they are pioneers who have established the foundation of Chinese viola music. They combine Chinese folk style and Western compositional techniques to help promote Chinese folk styles to audiences around the world. Li, for example, incorporates Chinese musical and stylistic elements into this work using Western musical conventions as a unique way for violists to promote the main genres and styles of Inner Mongolian music. With the help of Li’s viola concerto, violists can widen audiences for Chinese viola music, and encourage Chinese composers to compose more viola works in this genre and style.

Name thesis:degree_name

D.M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate College

Grantor dc:publisher

The University of Arizona.

Year dc:date.issued

2023

Author dc:creator

• Wei, Ziyun

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Gebrian, Molly MAG

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Alejo, Philip PHA
• Kantor, Timothy TAK
• Traut, Don DGT

• performance
• viola

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• Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction, presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.

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• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10150/669817

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/669817