The Florentine Jew Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968), garnered international acclaim as a composer and performer in the 1920s and 1930s. He studied composition with Ildebrando Pizzetti and became associated with the International Society for Contemporary Music. Castelnuovo-Tedesco received particular attention for his operas, winning the Concorso Lirico Nazionale in 1925 for La Mandragola, and his concertos, with prominent performances by Jascha Heifetz and Andrés Segovia. During the 1930s, Castelnuovo-Tedesco and his family were negatively affected by the Fascist government’s racial laws restricting the rights of Italian Jews. In 1938, after public performances of his music were canceled and his children were forbidden from attending public school, Castelnuovo-Tedesco and his wife Clara decided to immigrate to the United States. They sailed for the U.S. in 1939, settled in Beverly Hills, and gained citizenship in 1946. In 1949, at the end of that turbulent decade, Castelnuovo-Tedesco completed his first oratorio, The Book of Ruth. This study features a new edition of The Book of Ruth, the first complete publication of the work in full score. The edition is accompanied by a musical analysis that examines melody, harmony, rhythm, text setting, vocal texture, orchestration, and formal design in The Book of Ruth, comparing it with his other works. Furthermore, selected passages from Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s autobiography, newly translated into English, provide insight into the eventful decade preceding the work’s composition and uncover several personal connections that exist between Castelnuovo-Tedesco and the story of The Book of Ruth.

Treatise (D.M.A.) -- Florida State University, 2004. / Advisor: Charles E. Brewer, Florida State University, School of Music. Title and description from treatise home page (viewed 10-6-04). Document formatted into pages; contains 83 pages. Includes biographical sketch. Includes bibliographical references.

Au XXᵉ siècle, des compositeurs non-guitaristes commencent à composer des œuvres pour la guitare mais avec des lacunes dans leur compréhension des spécificités techniques de l'instrument. Certains consultaient un guitariste pour obtenir des conseils techniques, mais d'autres publiaient des œuvres souvent techniquement maladroites, voire impossibles. Un exemple notable en est Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968). Au départ, il composa de la musique pour guitare en collaboration avec Andrés Segovia (1893-1987), puis en collaboration avec d'autres guitaristes. Ses dernières œuvres pour guitare furent publiées à titre posthume sans avoir été révisées par un guitariste, par exemple Platero y yo, op.190 pour guitare et narrateur, l'une de ses œuvres pour guitare les plus importantes. Cette recherche documente mon processus d'adaptation de Platero y yo dans lequel je me suis efforcé de trouver un équilibre entre la fidélité à la partition originale, le contexte narratif et l'efficacité technique et sonore des différentes solutions que j'ai expérimentées. / In the 20ᵗʰ century, non-guitarist composers began composing solo works for the guitar but lacked a sufficient understanding of the instrument's technical specificities. Some would consult with a guitarist for technical guidance, but others would publish works that are often technically awkward or even impossible. A notable example of this is Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968). Initially, he wrote music for the guitar in collaboration with Andrés Segovia (1893-1987), then in collaboration with other guitarists. His late works for the guitar were posthumously published without having been revised by a guitarist. A notorious example of this is Platero y yo, op.190 for guitar and narrator, one of Castelnuovo-Tedesco's major guitar compositions. This research documents my adaptation process of Platero y yo in which I strived to find a balance between faithfulness to the composer's score and to the narrative context, and the technical and sonic effectiveness of the different solutions I experimented with.

Este trabalho tem como objetivo compreender os processos composicionais contidos no Op. 199, Les Guitares bien Tempérés, de Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968). Este ciclo de 24 prelúdios e fugas é a maior obra original para duo de violões e, vindo de um compositor não-violonista, contextualizam-se, aqui, pontos importantes de sua formação, de seus intérpretes e de seu período. Algumas perguntas se destacam no percurso da pesquisa: quem foi este compositor? Quais foram os fatos mais marcantes de sua formação musical? Por que esta obra é tão importante para a formação de duo de violões? Qual é o perfil bibliográfico que se encontra para a produção deste trabalho? E, principalmente, como se pode descrever o estilo desta obra? Fundamentando-se em referenciais teórico-metodológicos (STEBLIN, 1982; LARUE, 1992; OTERO, 1999; entre outros), o trabalho parte dos sentidos tradicionais do Prelúdio e da Fuga e de como o compositor se relaciona com eles. Mostra como resultados da pesquisa os parâmetros musicais, que permeiam a obra como um todo (macroestrutura) e dialogam entre as partes (média e microestrutura), entrecruzando os elementos contribuintes (som, harmonia, melodia e ritmo) e outros desdobramentos (tonalidades, texturas, intensidades, harmonias, melodias, andamentos, expressões e afetos/humores). Desse modo, a pesquisa levou à compressão de diversos processos composicionais contidos na obra. / The aim of this work is to understand the compositional techniques employed by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) in his Op. 199, Les Guitares bien Tempérés. This cycle of 24 Preludes and Fugues for two guitars is known as the largest original work for guitar duo and, coming from a non-guitarist composer, elucidates various aspects of his background and the performance of his works. Some of the most important questions addressed include: Who is Castelnuovo-Tedesco? What were the highlights of his musical training? Why is this work so important to the guitar duo ensemble? What kind of bibliographic references are available on this work? And, most importantly, how can the style of this work be described? This work in based on theoretical-methodological references (STEBLIN, 1982; LARUE, 1992; OTERO, 1999; among others), it begins with a discussion of the composer\'s approach to the traditional definitions of Prelude and Fugue. The results of this research highlight the musical guidelines that permeate the work both as a whole (macrostructure) and in parts (middle and microstructure), crossing contributing elements (sound, harmony, melody and rhythm), and other details (keys, textures, dynamics, harmonies, tempos, expressions and affections/humor). Thus, this research has led to the understanding of multiple compositional processes contained in the work.

Este trabalho tem como objetivo compreender os processos composicionais contidos no Op. 199, Les Guitares bien Tempérés, de Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968). Este ciclo de 24 prelúdios e fugas é a maior obra original para duo de violões e, vindo de um compositor não-violonista, contextualizam-se, aqui, pontos importantes de sua formação, de seus intérpretes e de seu período. Algumas perguntas se destacam no percurso da pesquisa: quem foi este compositor? Quais foram os fatos mais marcantes de sua formação musical? Por que esta obra é tão importante para a formação de duo de violões? Qual é o perfil bibliográfico que se encontra para a produção deste trabalho? E, principalmente, como se pode descrever o estilo desta obra? Fundamentando-se em referenciais teórico-metodológicos (STEBLIN, 1982; LARUE, 1992; OTERO, 1999; entre outros), o trabalho parte dos sentidos tradicionais do Prelúdio e da Fuga e de como o compositor se relaciona com eles. Mostra como resultados da pesquisa os parâmetros musicais, que permeiam a obra como um todo (macroestrutura) e dialogam entre as partes (média e microestrutura), entrecruzando os elementos contribuintes (som, harmonia, melodia e ritmo) e outros desdobramentos (tonalidades, texturas, intensidades, harmonias, melodias, andamentos, expressões e afetos/humores). Desse modo, a pesquisa levou à compressão de diversos processos composicionais contidos na obra. / The aim of this work is to understand the compositional techniques employed by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) in his Op. 199, Les Guitares bien Tempérés. This cycle of 24 Preludes and Fugues for two guitars is known as the largest original work for guitar duo and, coming from a non-guitarist composer, elucidates various aspects of his background and the performance of his works. Some of the most important questions addressed include: Who is Castelnuovo-Tedesco? What were the highlights of his musical training? Why is this work so important to the guitar duo ensemble? What kind of bibliographic references are available on this work? And, most importantly, how can the style of this work be described? This work in based on theoretical-methodological references (STEBLIN, 1982; LARUE, 1992; OTERO, 1999; among others), it begins with a discussion of the composer\'s approach to the traditional definitions of Prelude and Fugue. The results of this research highlight the musical guidelines that permeate the work both as a whole (macrostructure) and in parts (middle and microstructure), crossing contributing elements (sound, harmony, melody and rhythm), and other details (keys, textures, dynamics, harmonies, tempos, expressions and affections/humor). Thus, this research has led to the understanding of multiple compositional processes contained in the work.

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-07-10Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:48:37Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 campos_jhr_me_ia.pdf: 4516439 bytes, checksum: 4452446809a6f50c1450b53a2015200e (MD5) / Este trabalho discorre sobre a obra musical Variazioni attraverso i secoli, op 71 de Mário Castelnuovo-Tedesco, sua primeira composição para o violão, atendendo um pedido do violonista espanhol Andrés Segóvia. As propostas foram as de analisar o contexto histórico do violão no início do século XX, uma época de grande efervescência em vários setores do conhecimento humano, em que o violão se encontrava em processo de afirmação no cenário da música erudita européia, bem como perceber a relação de Castelnuovo-Tedesco neste movimento. O trabalho demonstra a aplicabilidade da forma tema e variações na obra Variazioni attraverso i secoli, op 71, esforço necessário para a compreensão do processo composicional de Castelnuovo-Tedesco. / This work issues on the musical work Variazioni Attraverso I secoli, op 71 of Mário Castelnuovo-Tedesco, his first composition for guitar, attending a request from the spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia. The proposition is to analyse the historical context of the guitar in the beginning of the XX century, an epoch of great importance in a wide range of human knowledge. The guitar was in an affirmation process in the scenery of the European music, where Castelnuovo-Tedesco is placed. This work demonstrates the use of the form of Theme and Variations in Variazioni Attraverso i Secoli, op71, which is a necessary effort for the comprehension of the compositional process of Castelnuovo-Tedesco.

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This thesis presents extended program notes for a recorded graduate classical guitar recital consisting of the following works for solo guitar with string quartet and chamber orchestra: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Quintet for Guitar and Strings, Op. 143; Leo Brouwer: Concerto No. 3 (“Elegiaco”). Both works are pioneering and invaluable contributions to guitar literature. Tedesco’s Quintet for Guitar and Strings, Op. 143 is the first quintet ever composed to properly showcase the virtuosity of the guitar within a chamber setting. Concerto “Elegiaco” demonstrates the refinement of Leo Brouwer’s use of post-modern tonality and minimalism within classical form, and showcases his unique compositional style.