This treatise presents an annotated list and survey of Icelandic violin music, including works for solo violin, violin and piano, violin and tape, and violin and orchestra. No prior list exists on this subject, thus leaving many works in oblivion. / The compositions are organized alphabetically by the composers' last names. Included is a brief analysis of the compositional style, a description of the required violin technique, and musical characteristics of the work, thus assisting a violinist and/or a violin teacher in evaluating a work for study and performance. A short biography of the composer follows the annotation. At the conclusion of the treatise are five appendices: a list of addresses useful in obtaining the works or doing further research; a categorization of the works by medium, by difficulty, and by date of composition; and finally a complete list of works, in alphabetical order by composer, up to the fall of 1994 (including those works which could not be annotated due to lack of availability). / The seventy violin compositions by thirty-six composers exhibit a strong interest among Icelandic composers in writing for the violin. During the last few decades this interest has been aroused by the increased abilities of Icelandic violinists. The works vary in performance difficulty from those written for the early stages of study to those composed for an artist level, and represent a diversity of musical styles that reflects the variety in educational background of the composers. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 56-10, Section: A, page: 3786. / Major Professor: Karen Clarke. / Thesis (D.Mus.)--The Florida State University, 1995.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77569 |
| Contributors | Gudnadottir, Greta., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 132 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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