This essay on Lennox Berkeley’s Theme and Variations for Guitar serves as the written half of my final dissertation for my bachelor’s degree in classical music, following my studies for Peter Berlind Carlson at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm between the years 2011- 2014. The other half of this project consists of a studio recording and a concert performance of this piece that I have analysed. Originally, this paper was written in Swedish but also translated to English to serve as an academic writing sample for the Royal College of Music in London, necessary for approving my continued postgraduate studies there starting in September 2014. Other reasons for translating this paper to English is partly the piece’s English origin but also the lack of other available information on this beautiful composition for the guitar. Hopefully, this paper may be of help to guitarists and Berkeley enthusiasts in exploring this remarkable piece of music and Lennox Berkeley’s relationship to the guitar. / <p>Bilaga: 1 CD</p>

This dissertation is a study of the use of guitar in opera. Ten operas were chosen from the early nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century as a representative cross section of operas that use the guitar. The operas studied are: The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini, Oberon by Carl Maria von Weber, Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti, Beatrice and Benedict by Hector Berlioz, Otello and Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi, La vida breve by Manuel de Falla, The Nightingale by Igor Stravinsky, Wozzeck by Alban Berg, and Paul Bunyan by Benjamin Britten. The study examines the technical aspects of each guitar part and how the guitar relates to the libretto and to the other instruments of the orchestra.The study finds that, with some exceptions, the guitar parts are idiomatic and not difficult to execute. There is some need on the part of the guitarist to edit the parts for technical and historical reasons and editorial suggestions are made by the author. The guitar is often related to the libretto and often appears onstage, yet it is almost always used as a prop and the performing guitarist is placed offstage or in the orchestra pit. There are significant problems found concerning the guitar's lack of volume. Composers tend to limit the number of instruments in use with the guitar. They do not, however, tend to give the guitar louder dynamics when other instruments are used at the same time. The guitar is generally used in outdoor scenes, to evoke a folk idiom, or when specifically referred to in the libretto. The use of the guitar is found to be mostly limited to simple accompaniments which do not utilize the full resources of the instrument. / School of Music

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.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, San Diego, 2008. / The 2nd work for piano, amplified guitar, baritone saxophone, and tuba. Accompanying disc is DVD-ROM, and contains sound files of recordings of works. Title from first page of PDF file (viewed June 25, 2008). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Durations: ca. 8:00 ; ca. 6:00 ; ca. 11:00-12:00. Explanatory or program notes precede each work.

Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of North Texas, 2008. / System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-32).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, San Diego, 2009. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed July 11, 2009). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Accompanying disc contains PDF file of thesis and recordings of performances.

Thesis--Yale. / "Thematic catalogue of the complete works of Mauro Giuliani": v. 2. Bibliography: p. 262-286, v. 1.

Treatise (D.M.A.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Sonata transposed to D minor. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Accompanied by 4 recitals, recorded Apr. 25, 2005, Sept. 26, 2005, Nov. 27, 2006, and Oct. 13, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-55).

Treatise (D.M.A.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.