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Written Fragments of an Oral Tradition: "Re-Envisioning" the Seventeenth-Century Division ViolinRogers, Katherine, Rogers, Katherine January 2012 (has links)
Seventeenth-century division violin music is not considered part of the classical
canon, but its background as a European art form may make it seem “too Western” for
traditional ethnomusicological study. The purpose of this thesis is twofold: first, I outline
the historical context, transmission, and performance practice of division violin playing in
England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Also of interest to me is the way in
which we, as musicologists, study oral tradition within the context of a musical culture that
no longer exists today. After an exploration of the ideas of Milman Parry and Albert Lord,
Walter Ong, Ruth Finnegan, and Slavica Ranković, I discuss the English division violin’s
background and transition from a largely oral to a predominantly literate tradition. I
demonstrate this change in transmission, composition, and performance practices through
examining the second and sixth editions of John Playford’s The Division Violin (1684).
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John Playford's The Division Violin: Improvisation and Variation Practice in English Violin Music of the Seventeenth CenturyChan, Tzu-Ying 08 1900 (has links)
English publisher John Playford (1623-1686/1687) first published his "The Division Violin: Containing a Collection of Divisions Upon Several Grounds for the Treble-Violin" in 1684. The first edition of this violin collection contains 26 written-out examples of improvisation, serving as a living snapshot of the performance practice of the time. This research is based on the second edition, which Playford had expanded into 30 pieces for the violin, published in 1685. The purpose of this study is to investigate the art of improvisation in England during the late 17th century, focusing on Playford's "The Division Violin." The dissertation first surveys the development of English violin music in the 17th century. Then, the dissertation traces eight selected 16th-century Italian diminution manuals. This will help readers understand the progression of the Italian diminution and improvisation practice in the 16th century and how it relates to the English division of the 17th century. Finally, based on a thorough research of the 17th-century improvisatory style and rhetorical approach, the author of this study provides performance suggestions on "Mr. Farinell's Ground," No. 5 from "The Division Violin."
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