Dissertation (PhD) Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: John Geringer, Florida State University, College of Music. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed 7-9-07). Document formatted into pages; contains 138 pages. Includes biographical sketch. Includes bibliographical references.

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Målet med projektet har varit att utveckla min förmåga att andas hjälpsamt medan jag spelar viola. Framförallt att inte hålla andan då det skapar och förvärrar fysiska samt mentala spänningar som hämmar violaspelet. För att uppnå syftet har jag med hjälp av videologgbok utforskat och  experimenterat med min andning under violaövande. Processen har bestått i att hämta kunskap om hur andning fungerar samt genom videologgboken bli medveten om hur jag andas, hur andningen påverkar mig och hur jag kan påverka andningen. Projektet har resulterat i för mig nya övningar och förhållningssätt kring andning och musicerande samt en förändrad  kroppshållning. Jag har hämtat kunskap och inspiration bland musikaliska och icke-musikaliska sammanhang som yoga, medveten andning, Alexanderteknik, samt hur sångare och andra stråkmusiker förhåller sig till andning. En specialiserad sjukgymnast har gett mig övningar i syfte att  förändra kroppshållningen för att bl.a. underlätta andning under violaspel. Genom att fokusera på andningen har jag hittat ett mer hållbart sätt att spela både kroppsligt, mentalt och musikaliskt.

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O trabalho propõe uma leitura da obra de Paulinho da Viola à luz da tradição da lírica ocidental, da Filosofia e da Literatura. / This dissertation is about the relation between the songs of Paulinho da Viola and the tradition occidental, the philosophy and literature.

Concerto for Viola Section and Orchestra is a two-movement work lasting nineteen minutes. Its first movement in entitled Frenetic, and the second, Song and Finale, is made up of a slow and fast section. The concerto is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in B-flat, bass clarinet, two bassoons, two horns in F, two trumpets in C, tenor trombone, bass trombone, four percussion, a section of seven violists, violins 1, violins 2, violoncellos, and double basses. Balance can be one of the main problems with writing a work for solo viola and orchestra. While the viola’s timbre makes it an enticing instrument, there is a restriction that keeps it from easily projecting over an orchestra. Composers have devised several methods for solving the problem. For example, Paul Hindemith was careful not to over orchestrate in his concerto entitled Der Schwanendreher. By limiting the number of cellos and basses to four and three respectively, and by omitting violins and other violas altogether, Hindemith thinned out and removed timbres that might obstruct the viola. In my concerto for a section of violas, I also consider orchestration as a solution to the problems of balance and projection. However, I focus on the soloists in contrast to the orchestra. By composing for seven violas, I utilize the thickness of sound achieved through chorusing. Using any combination of the violas, it becomes easier for the listener to perceive the viola timbre. Furthermore, this use of multiple violas allows for more complex counterpoint in solo passages, something a single instrument is not able to manage on its own. This piece is not a concerto grosso in any sense. The soloists do not perform as a smaller chamber ensemble extending from the larger orchestra. Instead, the soloists are treated as a single entity. They act as one unit, using seven performers to do the work of one soloist.

The main body of this document includes discussion of the background, analysis, and significance of eight compositions by Ralph Vaughan Williams which feature the viola. These works were selected from those which give the viola unusual prominence. Solo works include Flos Campi, Suite for viola and small orchestra, and Romance for viola and piano. Two transcriptions for viola and piano, Six Studies in English Folk Song and Fantasia on Greensleeves, are also discussed. The remaining works are Four Hymns for tenor, string orchestra or piano, and viola obbligato, the String Quartet in A Minor in which the viola leads, and the Phantasy Ouintet which uses two violas and evolves from a viola melody.Chapters two through eight discuss each work. Chapters two through four cover Flos Campi, the Suite, and the quartet. Chapter two includes additional sections about problems resulting from the extra-musical associations in Flos Campi and various theories as to how they are reflected in the music. The next three chapters discuss Romance, Four Hymns, and the quintet. Chapter eight discusses the transcriptions.Musical analyses were completed for each composition by the author. Theirdepth was determined by the overall importance of each work. The most detailed analyses are for Flos Campi, the Suite,and the quartet; the briefest are for the transcriptions.A section discussing pedagogical significance follows the discussion of each composition. This includes information regarding the difficulty of each work and its value as teaching material.The introductory chapter addresses Vaughan Williams' love for the viola, his partiality to it in compositions, and the problem of limited research in light of the seeming significance of this music.The conclusion reviews the significance of each composition. Flos Campi was found to be the most significant historically and musically; the Suite has the most pedagogical value. A need to study a variety of these works was discovered due to their diversity of style and value. The conclusion is followed by an appendix of the author's performance suggestions for selected passages from each composition. / School of Music

Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Illinois University, 2008.

O trabalho propõe uma leitura da obra de Paulinho da Viola à luz da tradição da lírica ocidental, da Filosofia e da Literatura. / This dissertation is about the relation between the songs of Paulinho da Viola and the tradition occidental, the philosophy and literature.

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