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Title
Prelude and Fugue in A Minor by Miloslav Gajdoš A Transcription for Guitar and Performance Guide
Description
This research project introduces the Czech composer Miloslav Gajdoš (b. 1948) to classical guitarists through his composition Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, composed in 1998. Gajdoš is a double bass virtuoso who has enjoyed a successful career performing, composing, and teaching. After the fall of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia in 1989, Gajdoš was allowed more opportunities to perform outside the Czech Republic and to become better known throughout the world. His Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, originally for solo double bass, works well on the guitar and is a rewarding piece to learn and perform. A transcription is presented here that is of publishable quality, together with a biography of Gajdoš and a performance guide. The biography was written from available research materials as well as from direct email correspondence with the composer, and includes authorized quotations from those emails. This project also includes a description of the piece together with musical and technical suggestions that will aid the performer in creating a satisfying musical interpretation. Chapter Three includes a description of the left-hand challenges that were encountered while the piece was being transcribed and the solutions that were devised to mitigate them. Finding new pieces to transcribe for the guitar has long been an important activity of serious players, and this transcription adds a substantial and expressive piece to the growing repertoire of the classical guitar.
Date Created
2017
Contributors
- Prillaman, Aaron Paul (Author)
- Koonce, Frank (Thesis advisor)
- Holbrook, Amy (Committee member)
- Rotaru, Catalin (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Extent
66 pages
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Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.43946
Level of coding
minimal
Note
Doctoral Dissertation Music 2017
System Created
- 2017-06-01 01:03:43
System Modified
- 2021-08-26 09:47:01
- 2 years 8 months ago
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