Matching Items (124)
ContributorsCook, Stephen (Performer) / DeMars, James (Performer) / Hamilton, Robert, 1937- (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2014-11-20
ContributorsRussel, Timothy (Conductor) / Jiang, Danwen (Performer) / Chamber Orchestra (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2005-10-11
ContributorsNarucki, Susan (Performer) / Hill, Gary W. (Conductor) (Conductor) / McLin, Katherine (Performer) / Jiang, Danwen (Performer) / Buck, Nancy (Performer) / Landschoot, Thomas (Performer) / Spring, Robert (Performer) / Buck, Elizabeth (Performer) / Schuring, Martin (Performer) / Campbell, Andrew (Pianist) (Performer) / Tescarollo, Hamilton (Performer) / Smith, J. B., 1957- (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2005-03-20
ContributorsJiang, Danwen (Performer) / Hamilton, Robert, 1937- (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2004-10-30
ContributorsHackbarth, Glenn, 1949- (Performer) / Hostetter, Elizabeth (Performer) / McNeil, Linda (Performer) / Kelly, Kathleen (Performer) / Hoover, Eric (Performer) / Ayers, Michael (Performer) / Ruiz, Arnold (Performer) / Smith, J. B., 1957- (Performer) / May, Judy (Performer) / Hamilton, Robert, 1937- (Performer) / Hannigan, Barry (Performer) / New Music Ensemble (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1988-04-28
ContributorsHamilton, Robert, 1937- (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1989-09-15
Description
This research paper is a study of Sergei Taneyev’s Concert Suite for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28 and includes Taneyev’s biography, a brief musical analysis which benefits the interpretation, and performance suggestions from the perspective of a concert violinist. The purpose of this paper is to enable performers to achieve a better understanding of this artwork and make informed musical choices.
Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (1856-1915) was a Russian composer. As a composition pupil of Tchaikovsky, and a teacher of Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Lyapunov, and Glière, Taneyev is an important figure in Russian music. His compositions include operas, symphonies, chamber music, songs, and piano music. Taneyev’s style was influenced by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Wagner and various European composers. His cosmopolitan style, and wide-ranging compositional interests do not easily lend themselves generalization. This difficulty in categorizing his music along with his self-criticism and aversion to self-promotion, contribute to his lack of recognition when compared with his contemporaries.
The Concert Suite for Violin and Orchestra, composed six years before his death, is his only work for Violin and Orchestra and was his last large composition. This work is cast in an unusual five-movement structure and embodies various brilliant violin techniques and rich Romantic-era harmonies. Taneyev’s interests in “old fashioned” style and folk music are evidenced by some of the movements titled “Prelude,” “Gavotte,” and “Theme and Variation” which contains a double fugue. He also utilizes folk dances such as the mazurka and tarantella. This performance guide provides practical interpretational advice based on an analysis of harmony, form and structural divisions, stylistic considerations and violin techniques. A brilliant and charming work, it has sadly been neglected. Through the study and performance of this piece, the author hopes to provide performers with useful information that enables more musicians to know and enjoy this valuable masterwork.
Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (1856-1915) was a Russian composer. As a composition pupil of Tchaikovsky, and a teacher of Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Lyapunov, and Glière, Taneyev is an important figure in Russian music. His compositions include operas, symphonies, chamber music, songs, and piano music. Taneyev’s style was influenced by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Wagner and various European composers. His cosmopolitan style, and wide-ranging compositional interests do not easily lend themselves generalization. This difficulty in categorizing his music along with his self-criticism and aversion to self-promotion, contribute to his lack of recognition when compared with his contemporaries.
The Concert Suite for Violin and Orchestra, composed six years before his death, is his only work for Violin and Orchestra and was his last large composition. This work is cast in an unusual five-movement structure and embodies various brilliant violin techniques and rich Romantic-era harmonies. Taneyev’s interests in “old fashioned” style and folk music are evidenced by some of the movements titled “Prelude,” “Gavotte,” and “Theme and Variation” which contains a double fugue. He also utilizes folk dances such as the mazurka and tarantella. This performance guide provides practical interpretational advice based on an analysis of harmony, form and structural divisions, stylistic considerations and violin techniques. A brilliant and charming work, it has sadly been neglected. Through the study and performance of this piece, the author hopes to provide performers with useful information that enables more musicians to know and enjoy this valuable masterwork.
ContributorsZhang, Aihua (Author) / Jiang, Danwen (Thesis advisor) / Norton, Kay (Committee member) / Rogers, Rodney (Committee member) / Swartz, Jonathan (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2019
Description
An integral part of the avant-garde movement in 1920s Paris, the American composer George Antheil collaborated with writers Ezra Pound and James Joyce, violinist Olga Rudge, and befriended the likes of Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, and many others. In Paris, Antheil found great success as the provocateur of riots and scandal at his concerts, with a purposefully controversial compositional style. This document explores, in detail, his three violin sonatas composed between 1923 and 1924 at the behest of Ezra Pound for his violinist friend Rudge. The violin sonatas provide a fascinating perspective on Antheil's musical and personal life during his first years in Paris. The historical and personal contexts of the sonatas are examined, in addition to their musical repercussions for Antheil's compositional style. This document relies primarily on unpublished letters, writings and other memorabilia from collections held at The Library of Congress, New York Public Library, Columbia University, Princeton University, Yale University, and Indiana University. Antheil's published scores and autobiography, Linda Whitesitt's biography of Antheil and other literature pertaining to the period and person are also consulted. While a fair amount has been written on Antheil's more famous work Ballet Mécanique, which stylistically followed the violin sonatas, the lesser-known sonatas have received minimal attention or exploration. This document places these three works into their rightful context, as cornerstones of Antheil's musical style during his most avant-garde years in Paris.
ContributorsLeland, Hannah Christina (Author) / McLin, Katherine (Thesis advisor) / Feisst, Sabine (Committee member) / Jiang, Danwen (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2015
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This document examines the many ways in which the arts can benefit rural areas. It aims to illuminate potential opportunities found in rural areas for all types of artists, and discusses important points on building arts programs, organizations, and events in these areas. Having a strong arts presence can positively impact the economy, education system, community and well-being in rural areas. The arts help to strengthen community identity, provide exposure to new artistic experiences while preserving local culture, create a more resilient economy, strengthen the education system, and provide a creative outlet for community members. Musicians visiting a rural community have access to a unique and fulfilling opportunity to create, advocate, share and learn. Creating short and long term arts programs and organizations within these communities is an important way of guaranteeing a more sustainable presence of the arts. This document outlines rural areas and their typical characteristics, discusses the impact the arts can have on the rural economy, education system, and well being of the community and its individuals, and explores the many opportunities and experiences available to visiting artists and musicians in rural areas. It also discusses key issues and approaches when creating arts programs, events, and organizations in rural areas. Interviews with rural residents, artists and musicians, and arts advocates, along with the author’s personal experiences and observations provide unique insight into arts advocacy in rural areas, and why it is important.
ContributorsOff, Sarah Nicole (Author) / Jiang, Danwen (Thesis advisor) / Schmidt, Margaret (Thesis advisor) / Rockmaker, Jody (Committee member) / Campbell, Andrew (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2017
ContributorsMay, Judy (Performer) / Doan, Jerry (Narrator) / Perantoni, Daniel (Performer) / Smith, J. B., 1957- (Performer) / Wytko, Joseph (Performer) / Lockwood, Ralph (Performer) / Hamilton, Robert, 1937- (Performer) / Meyer, Janice (Performer) / Wright, Anita (Performer) / LaMonica, Michael (Performer) / Anthony, Jeffrey (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1989-11-07