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Playing an orchestral reduction is not always the most joyous of times for pianists. As pianists, we have to express a reduced idea of all the instruments and orchestral textures that are in the full score. However, in many cases, there are often omissions, errors or discrepancies in the existing published reductions. These reductions are made by a variety of people: editors, conductors, pianists, but rarely by the composer, and often do not reflect the composer's true intentions. While many reductions are technically playable, including the reduction of the Sibelius Violin Concerto that will form the basis of this paper, the arrangement of the orchestration can be obscured or inaccurate to the point where the violin soloist may not be receiving the best representation of the actual orchestration. A piano reduction should as closely as possible represent the original intention of the composer, both for the sake of the audience and the performers. The pianist should be able to provide the proper support and orchestration of any reduction for the instrumentalist or vocalist so that the same performance style and technique can be used while performing with either a piano reduction or a full orchestra. This research document contains a detailed examination of the various orchestral reductions of the Sibelius Violin Concerto, culminating in a new version by the author. In this discussion, the author will present a basic understanding of how to orchestrate at the piano through an in-depth explanation of piano skill and technique, practice techniques such as listening to a recorded version of the full orchestration while playing the piano, and ways to study and revise an existing piano reduction. The current published reductions of the Sibelius Violin Concerto contain many errors and discrepancies and will be contrasted with the author's own reduction, available for comparison and study in the appendix. This new revised reduction will clearly show the orchestral instruments represented throughout the score, demonstrate new techniques for various orchestral textures, and will yield a playable product that more closely represents the composer's original intentions.
ContributorsLee, Sehee (Author) / Campbell, Andrew (Thesis advisor) / Rogers, Rodney (Committee member) / Ryan, Russell (Committee member) / Britton, David (Committee member) / Landschoot, Thomas (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2011
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The study and performance of J.S. Bach’s music has long been essential for every string musician. A transcription of the Flute Partita in A minor, BWV 1013, is an excellent addition to the double bass repertoire. This paper includes a performance guide that discusses the technical and musical considerations of each movement, and a new transcription for double bass.
Chapter 1 introduces the goals of the paper. Chapter 2 is an overview of the transcription that covers the reasoning behind the bowings, fingerings, note alterations, ornamentation, articulation, and interpretation included in the transcription. Chapters 3 through 6 discuss these technical and musical elements in the context of each movement of the Partita. There are two other transcriptions of this piece for double bass, both of which take a different approach to transcribing the music of Bach.
The transcription includes two different versions of the Partita: a version with bowings and note alterations, and a second version that also includes fingering suggestions. The bowings are based on Bach’s manuscript of the Violin Partitas in order to accurately recreate bowings that Bach would have written. The suggested fingerings serve as guidance for bassists who study this piece and are included separately to acknowledge that there are other fingering possibilities.
Chapter 1 introduces the goals of the paper. Chapter 2 is an overview of the transcription that covers the reasoning behind the bowings, fingerings, note alterations, ornamentation, articulation, and interpretation included in the transcription. Chapters 3 through 6 discuss these technical and musical elements in the context of each movement of the Partita. There are two other transcriptions of this piece for double bass, both of which take a different approach to transcribing the music of Bach.
The transcription includes two different versions of the Partita: a version with bowings and note alterations, and a second version that also includes fingering suggestions. The bowings are based on Bach’s manuscript of the Violin Partitas in order to accurately recreate bowings that Bach would have written. The suggested fingerings serve as guidance for bassists who study this piece and are included separately to acknowledge that there are other fingering possibilities.
ContributorsWang, Chunyang (Author) / Rotaru, Catalin (Thesis advisor) / Landschoot, Thomas (Committee member) / Rogers, Rodney (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2018
ContributorsZhang, Chi (Performer) / Luo, Yali (Performer) / Link, Julie (Performer) / Novak, Gail (Pianist) (Performer) / Na, Bora (Performer) / Lee, Sehee (Performer) / Villalobos, Nicholas (Performer) / Wang, Liang-Yu (Performer) / Araya, Luis (Performer) / Hickman, Miriam, 1955- (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2008-11-20
ContributorsCalata, Erin (Performer) / Lee, Sehee (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2010-10-23
ContributorsWang, Chunyang (Performer) / Vutipadadorn, Levi (Performer) / Susilo, Chandra (Performer) / Doike, Asia (Performer) / Wuenschel, Allyson (Performer) / Villalobos, Nicholas (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2011-03-31
ContributorsSong, Hyon Jae (Performer) / Lee, Sehee (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2011-03-26
ContributorsStahl, Ashley (Performer) / Lee, Sehee (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2010-04-17
ContributorsVelarde, Rachel (Performer) / Song, Peipei (Performer) / Vallier, Michelle (Performer) / Sorensen, Anne (Performer) / Barrow, Hannah (Performer) / Wang, Chunyang (Performer) / Peterman, Jeremy (Graphic technician deprecated, use Artist)) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2013-02-28
ContributorsPan, Yin-Yin (Tiffany) (Performer) / Quiring, Drew (Performer) / Li, Xiaolin (Performer) / Leland, Hannah (Performer) / Strahm, Kathleen (Performer) / Barrow, Hannah (Performer) / Zhang, Qiudi (Performer) / Villalobos, Nicholas (Performer) / Clark, Zack (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2013-04-20
ContributorsLundell, Eva (Performer) / Lee, Sehee (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2009-02-14