Graduate Recital, Viola

This recital explores the solo viola literature of the 20th and 21st centuries. Pieces range in date from 1922 to 2005 and present the various styles and techniques of virtuoso viola playing developed in the modern era. The selection of pieces presented on this recital chronicles the viola's journey to become a legitimate solo instrument in the 20th century. Works performed include: Cadenza per viola sola by Krzysztof Penderecki, Purple Rhapsody for Viola and Orchestra by Joan Tower, Suite for Viola Solo (Unfinished) by Ernest Bloch, Lamentations of Jeremiah for Viola Solo by Milton Barnes, and Sonata for Viola and Piano Op. 25 No. 4 by Paul Hindemith. Works by both male and female composers are presented, and a wide variety of compositional styles are represented, including works by Polish, American, Canadian, and German composers.</p><p> Works performed encompass three periods of the modern era: Hindemith - early 20th century, Bloch and Barnes - mid-20th century, Penderecki and Tower - present day.

Name thesis:degree_name

MM

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Music Performance

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Kroko, Kate

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stephen Benham
• Charles Stegeman
• Marylene Gingras-Roy
• Sr. Marie Agatha Ozah

• Viola
• Recital
• Bloch
• Penderecki
• Hindemith
• Tower

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/782

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-1798