During the prosperous period of romanticism and phenomenon of freedom, Brahms confined himself as a composer of classicism. He integrated the classical structure and the contemporary music language into his works. Brahms created his own style by using the powerful harmony and heavy texture with the form of baroque and classical music. The particular style was highly praised by the complicated rhythm pattern and the development of motive and theme. He left many kinds of works, including chamber music, piano pieces, and symphonies, etc., as a greatly significant legacy for the future generations.
Cello Sonata in E Minor was one of Brahms¡¦ most important chamber works created in his middle period of life. In this piece, there was a specific arrangement for cello in order to emphasize on the thick and solid lower timbre of this kind of instrument. His mature style developed later on from the patterns of rhythms and motives. Although this sonata was not composed in the golden period of his life, it still became one of the most important masterpieces in today¡¦s history.
This essay can be divided into two parts. The first part is focusing on the Brahms¡¦ background, works sorted, style, and the significant effective position in the music history. The second part uses the music structure, harmony disposition, and motive development to analyze Cello Sonata in E Minor, and goes more in depth over the rhythms and motives of Brahms¡¦ common use in the piece. Finally, it also concentrates on the dynamics, terminology, and the balance between the different pitch compasses in order to meet the hope of not only exactly following the composer¡¦s creative thoughts but also strongly expressing the personal characters of performers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0826108-153519 |
| Date | 26 August 2008 |
| Creators | Liao, Chin-Yi |
| Contributors | Sih-Sian Li, Min-Yuan Lin, Yi-Hsin Chang |
| Publisher | NSYSU |
| Source Sets | NSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | Cholon |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0826108-153519 |
| Rights | restricted, Copyright information available at source archive |
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