Studies concerning the development of the piano trio primarily cultivate analyses of the musical structures found in this genre. Few of these studies deal in depth with the socio-historical aspect of the development of the piano trio. Such a neglected process can only lead to the loss of valuable information. It is important to pay careful attention to our ever-changing environment and how this phenomenon impacts upon music. The study of the development of the early piano trio (because of the social nature of chamber music) requires greater attention to the social history associated with this genre. This development can be traced as an integral part of the Germanic culture, more specifically that of eighteenth century Germany and Austria. Both societies' love for the piano led to the full blossoming of the piano trio. The question arises: to which degree did the early development of the piano and the changing society- as it mostly appeared during the eighteenth century in Germany and Austria- have an impact on the development of the early piano trio? This hypothesis holds that the development of the early piano trio depended (among other aspects) on the early development of the piano and the changing society of eighteenth century Germany and Austria. Thus, a mutual connection exists between all three factors. / Thesis (M.Mus.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011

abstract: Armenian music has a rich history. It started as independent, monodic song, and succeeded in keeping its uniqueness from the influences of other countries' musical traditions. During the nineteenth century the great Armenian musicologist and composer Komitas started to travel and write down these songs from Armenian villages. Komitas, who had higher education in Western classical music, was one of the first composers to harmonize Armenian songs and sacred music using Western classical techniques. This was a milestone in the development of Armenian music. Arno Babajanian was a Soviet Armenian composer who, like Komitas, was interested in the combinations of Armenian folk and Western classical traditions. This document provides a formal and harmonic analysis of his Piano Trio in F-Sharp Minor, written in 1952. By identifying Armenian folk tunes used in his trio, I will demonstrate that Babajanian achieved interesting results by inserting exotic Armenian folk melodies, harmonies, and other elements into the Western classical sonata form. This document also points out the influence of other composers of the Soviet era on Babajanian's music. By combining Armenian folk and western classical elements in his Piano Trio, Babajanian created a piece that resonates with native Armenians and classical music lovers and deserves a place in the violin repertoire. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Music 2016

abstract: Contemporary Chinese composers have a rich palette from which to draw inspirations of the distinctive timbres of ancient instruments, the diverse musical types, and the development of musical instruments. Zhou Long, an internationally recognized Chinese-American composer, has created a compositional style that transfers the sounds and techniques of ancient Chinese musical traditions to modern Western instruments. An examination of Zhou Long’s compositions Secluded Orchid and Spirit of Chimes demonstrates his synthesis of Chinese and Western techniques as well as cross-cultural integration. To gain a better understanding of the compositional process of these two piano trios, the author conducted a personal interview with Zhou Long on October 21, 2016, during which he provided unique insight into the influences and inspirations of these pieces. This document describes how the history of ancient Chinese music, the Chinese Cultural Revolution, as well as Zhou Long’s life and education, influenced Seclude Orchid and Spirit of Chimes. The inspirations, formal structures, harmonic language, and compositional techniques that are presented in these works are also discussed. Finally, other repertoires of Zhou Long that share similar ideas or inspirations are explored. / Dissertation/Thesis / Secluded Orchid / Spirit of Chimes / Doctoral Dissertation Music 2017

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-07-04Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:56:16Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 machado_cg_me_ia.pdf: 8551696 bytes, checksum: 558ccf011d5e00ad2fbf77769dbe9d88 (MD5) / O principal objeto de estudo desta pesquisa é o grupo musical brasileiro Zimbo Trio, formado na década de 1960 e em plena atividade até os dias de hoje. O objetivo fundamental da dissertação é enfocar o grupo Zimbo Trio no programa O Fino e analisar, primeiramente, sua importância no desenvolvimento da Música Popular Brasileira como grupo de curadoria, divulgação e criação musical, além de sua presença positiva na construção e permanência de uma nova maneira de fazer música, mostrando seu legado por meio das concepções de arranjo, linguagem musical e pioneirismo na forma de tocar. Como as atuações e contribuições deste trio tiveram uma maior divulgação no Brasil em suas participações no programa O Fino, veiculado na televisão no período de 1965 a 1967, busca-se contextualizar este programa historicamente. Valendo-se de abordagens históricosócio- culturais e estético-musicais, a pesquisa é qualitativa e documental, utilizando, como material de pesquisa, críticas de jornais e revistas, capas e contracapas de LPs da época, tanto no Brasil como no exterior. Também, são levados em consideração depoimentos de músicos e artistas que vivenciaram direta ou indiretamente esse momento, bem como, bibliografia, artigos e trabalhos científicos que abordam a MMPB nos quais o trio é mencionado. Recorreu-se, ainda, à história oral - através de entrevistas com músicos, críticos e produtores que, de alguma maneira, tiveram um grau de representatividade no período estudado - como estratégia para melhor compreensão dos códigos e práticas desse universo musical. / The main subject of this research is the Brazilian music ensemble Zimbo Trio, which was set out to perform on 60’s and has been involved in musical activities so far. First of all, it is intended not only to analyze its significant influence on development of the Brazilian Pop Music, launching out into promotion and musical creation but also its positive participation structuring and keeping alive a new way of making music, showing its legacy on new conception of arrangements, musical language and pioneer on that style of playing. The concerts e artistic contribution of this Trio stood out in Brazil because of its performance on a TV show called “O Fino”, broadcasted from 1965 up to 1967 and, it is going to be put in an historical context. Taking advantage of the historical, social, cultural and musical aesthetic approaching, this is a qualitative and documentary research based on newspaper and magazine criticism, LPs cover and counter-cover from those days even in Brazil as well abroad. Testimonials of musicians and artists who, direct or indirectly, experienced those moments as well bibliography, articles and scientific works approaching the MMPB mentioning Zimbo Trio are also considered. It was still resourced the oral history - through interview with musicians, critics and show managers who, at any extent, had a representative degree on the studied period – as an strategy, in order to get a better understanding of the codes and practice of this musical universe.

The purpose of this study is to provide scholastic research on Robert Muczynski's Second Piano Trio (1975) by presenting his biographical background, discussing influences and his musical style, and analyzing the work. Robert Muczynski (b.1929), a composer-pianist of Polish descent, studied with Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977). From traditional forms and techniques, he fashioned his own unique and innovative compositional style. The second piano trio, in particular, was deeper and more complex in its conception and affect than previous compositions. The first movement Andante molto opening leads to an allegro section, and the somber second movement builds to a heavy climax. The third movement is highly rhythmic and dramatically driven. Chapter I outlines the purpose of the study and the composer's biography. Chapter II describes Muczynski's compositional influences and the evolution of his musical language. Emphasis in this respect will be placed on the pedagogical role of Alexander Therepnin, as well as the important connections between Prokofiev, Tcherepnin and Muczynski. An exploration of other elements that have informed Muczynski's style is offered. Chapter III details the circumstances, general characteristics, and compositional technique of the Second Piano Trio. Detailed analysis of all three movements will be provided, with particular attention paid to aspects of theme, form, harmony, rhythm, meter, tempo, articulation, texture, and dynamic. The theoretical analysis is the main portion of this document, and after a discussion of treatment of the piano, concluding reflections are offered in Chapter IV.

Orientador: José Roberto Zan / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-26T14:58:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Vicente_RodrigoAparecido_D.pdf: 3123932 bytes, checksum: f86d66df46900853b99ebd4269c3bc7f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: A década de 1950 é um dos momentos-chave da história da música popular brasileira. Nesse período, diferentes ramos da incipiente indústria cultural se modernizam e começam a se articular de modo mais orgânico. Além disso, recrudesce a segmentação da produção musical, formando-se audiências específicas para cada gênero e estilo em circulação nos principais meios de comunicação. É nesse contexto que surge o Trio Surdina, conjunto ligado num primeiro instante a um programa de rádio que tencionava reproduzir a sonoridade e o ambiente intimista das pequenas boates que então proliferavam na zona sul do Rio de Janeiro. Sua produção se insere na chamada era da "Alta Fidelidade" - tradução literal de High-Fidelity, mais conhecida pela abreviação Hi-Fi -, um momento marcado pela introdução de novos suportes, equipamentos e técnicas de gravação no âmbito da indústria fonográfica. A partir do estudo dos elementos e procedimentos constituintes das performances registradas nos LPs do Trio Surdina, este trabalho investiga em que medida a sonoridade do conjunto informa a existência de uma nova sensibilidade auditiva, de um novo "ouvido social" que se configura entre as décadas de 1940 e 1950, ligado no caso a uma fração da classe média que esteve no centro da vida sociocultural da zona sul carioca. Conforme indicam os discursos da época, certos agentes sociais estavam em busca de um tipo de música mais intimista, "moderna" e de "bom gosto", pautada pela economia de elementos, pelo tratamento "suave" e por uma "técnica aprimorada" de interpretação. A sonoridade concebida pelo Trio Surdina parecia corresponder a tais expectativas, destacando-se no segmento dos chamados "conjuntos de boîte". Em síntese, procurou-se compreender de que modo as obras musicais traduzem e condensam em suas estruturas experiências estéticas, sociais e históricas mais amplas. Nessa direção, destacou-se, ao mesmo tempo, o conteúdo propriamente original e específico da produção do Trio Surdina, isto é, aquilo que, nas músicas, escapa tanto aos padrões e convenções de estilo, quanto aos valores e juízos intrínsecos aos discursos do seu tempo, permanecendo em estado de potência como possibilidades expressivas elaboradas a partir da linguagem da música instrumental / Abstract: The 1950s are one of the key moments in the history of Brazilian popular music. At that time, different branches of the incipient cultural industry modernize and begin to articulate in a more organic way. Moreover, there is an increased segmentation of music production, emerging specific audiences for each style in the main media. It is in that context that is formed Trio Surdina, a musical group associated initially to a radio program that intended to reproduce the sonority and the atmosphere of small nightclubs which then proliferated in the southern area of Rio de Janeiro. The group¿s production is closely associated with an innovation of the recording industry at that time, the "High Fidelity", better known by the abbreviation "Hi-Fi". From the formal study of the Trio Surdina¿s work, this thesis investigates how the sonority of this musical group reflects a new "social listening", which seems to emerge between the 1940s and the 1950s linked to a fraction of the middle class that was in the center of social and cultural life of the southern area of Rio de Janeiro. As indicated by discourses of that time, certain social agents were looking for a kind of more intimate, "modern" and "tasteful" music, characterized by the economy of elements, "soft" treatment and a "refined technique" of interpretation. The sonority conceived by Trio Surdina seemed to correspond to such expectations, especially in the segment of the so-called "boîte groups." In short, this research aims to understand how the music of Trio Surdina translates and condenses into its structures aesthetics, social and historical experiences. At the same time, we emphasize the original and specific content of the production of Trio Surdina; in other words, the content that goes beyond the standards and stylistic conventions, as well as the intrinsic values and judgments to the discourses of that time, remaining as potential expressive possibilities elaborated from instrumental music¿s language / Doutorado / Música, Teoria, Criação e Prática / Doutor em Música

Abstract This paper will present my master project which is a collaboration with the Israeli composer Matan Ben Zahav. The idea behind this work, came from my wish to widen the kind of contemporary repertoire I wish to play more of, these days and in the future. The pieces we dealt with in the project were a sonata for recorder and keyboard and a recorder trio that Ben Zahav composed. The trio was composed before the idea for the project was fully formed and helped me think of the idea for the project. After forming an idea, I asked Ben Zahav if he was willing to compose a sonata and that's how the project started. I decided that I would investigate the process and product of a collaborative work with Ben Zahav on the sonata for recorder and keyboard and recorder trio. The collaboration started during rehearsals in which we explored the new repertoire both musically and technically, we suggested different options and tried to make the pieces as comfortable for the recorder as we could. This exploration revealed the different opportunities and benefits that a collaboration can bring.

Das Presto für Altsaxophon, Marimba und Klavier entstand 1994-95, etwa ein Jahr nach der Berufung des Komponisten als Dozent für Musiktheorie an die Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Dresden. Es steht am Schluss einer größeren Reihe von Kammermusikwerken, die über einen Zeitraum von etwa 10 Jahren entstanden. Seit 1995 komponierte Matthias Drude vor allem geistliche Oratorien. Neben seiner ungewöhnlichen Besetzung sind weitere Besonderheiten des gut sechsminütigen Werkes sein ausschließlich schnelles, teilweise geradezu gehetzt wirkendes Tempo und die Verwendung eines eintaktigen Ostinatomotivs, mit dem das Werk eröffnet wird und welches im Verlauf der Komposition immer wieder unverändert oder verändert wiederkehrt. (Matthias Drude)

Det finns otaliga metoder att komponera musik på, och resultatet blir alltid annorlunda. Den föredragna metoden för många är gemensam komposition och andra tycker det finns mer kontroll och bekvämhet i att komponera ensam. Så är frågan vilka verktyg fungerar bäst för den ene kompositör. Det kan vara ett instrument, ett program eller en metod för att skapa musiken, och det val av verktyg som väljas har också en påverkan på kompositionsprocessen och de idéer som följer efter. Som kompositören gradvis börjar att utvecklar en bestämt stilar for att komponera, utvecklar kompositören också musiske mönster som blir ett kännemärke för kompositörens ljud. De mönstren kan omedvetet återanvändas till en senare komposition tillfälle och kan bli en barriär för att skapa ny musik. Om det är ett problem eller inte måste kompositören själv bestämma.   Uppgiften med detta examensarbete är att utforska 4 olika metoder för komposition med el-bas som verktyg och se om det är möjligt att undvika de vanliga kompositions rutiner och skapa musik som känns original och färsk. / <p>Vi gjorde en Live Session i Danmark i en studentlägenhet pga COVID-19 - Allt är spelat in med en iPad. </p>

Das Trio für Violine, Horn und Klavier – in der Besetzung von Brahms‘ Opus 40 – entstand 1988 nach Abschluss meines Kompositionsstudiums bei Ulrich Leyendecker in Hamburg. Ausgangspunkt des knapp 10-minütigen Werkes ist eine punktuelle Staccato-Musik in c-Moll. Die Pausen zwischen den Ereignissen verschwinden mehr und mehr. Verdichtungen führen zu dynamischen Höhepunkten. Ein zweites Thema in der Durdominanttonart G-Dur erinnert an die Tradition der Sonatenexposition, eine virtuose Klavierpassage an die Kadenz im Solokonzert. Die Coda hebt sich durch ihr Adagio-Tempo vom Allegro der vorausgehenden Teile des einsätzigen Werkes ab. (Matthias Drude) (Überarbeitet und Computer-Notensatz (SIBELIUS): Juli - August 2020)