Elgar is the greatest modern composer in Britain after Purcell. Though he never received formal musical education and training, through self-learning and composing ceaselessly, finally he gained both domestic and international approval for his works. In addition, he is a model of self-made composer.
Elgar¡¦s works include oratorios, choruses, symphonies, concertos, orchestral music and chamber music. One who never received any academic musical education, Elgar however successfully created an indigenous English style of music through his own learning, exploration, and innovation. Among the main characteristics of his works are their noble temperament and romantic sentiment filled with nostalgia and retrospection. The Cello Concerto, op. 85 is the most well-known work of Elgar¡¦s later productions, one indispensable piece for the Cello concert repertoire.
This study is mainly devoted to exploring the background and techniques of this most outstanding work in Elgar¡¦s later life. Besides, it will be analyzing the relationship between solo cello and the orchestra movement by movement. Lastly, it will be exploring Elgar¡¦s frequently-used technical expressions and the ways to perform and interpret this work.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0908104-023523 |
| Date | 08 September 2004 |
| Creators | Chang, An-Chi |
| Contributors | Kwang-I Ying, Min-Yuan Lin, Keh-Shu Shen |
| 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-0908104-023523 |
| Rights | unrestricted, Copyright information available at source archive |
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