Women's Contributions to Viola Repertoire and Pedagogy in the Twentieth Century: Rebecca Clarke, Lillian Fuchs, and Rosemary Glyde

<p>This dissertation discusses the life and work of Rebecca Clarke (1886–1979), Lillian Fuchs (1901–1995), and Rosemary Glyde (1949–1994), whose concept of the viola’s sound was fundamentally different from their male counterparts Lionel Tertis (1875–1975) and William Primrose (1904–1982). These women’s work has mostly been ignored, due to their gender and use of small forms in their compositions. This dissertation will explore the journeys of these three women through a discussion of their performances, pedagogy, and compositions; simultaneously it will chart the viola’s journey from obscurity to recognition as well as its evolution from lowly harmonic filler to expressive, melodic voice.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Musical Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Music

Grantor

The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York

Year dc:date.available

2019

Author dc:creator

• Gerard, Eva R

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Anne Stone

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Janette Tilley
• Norman Carey
• Junah Chung

• Music Performance
• Viola
• Violist
• Tertis
• Primrose

Repository record dc:identifier

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3500

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:gc_etds-4543