Until Serge Prokofiev’s 1924 ballet score Trapèze, the double bass occupied a background or at best a doubling role in almost all composers’ use of the instrument. Technical challenge was limited in these pieces, because composers did not see the instrument’s potential in a chamber music environment. As luthiers developed the instrument, the technical ability of players grew, and composers began writing more challenging music for the instrument. As one of the first major composers to see the double bass in a new light, Prokofiev wrote challenging music for the instrument. This paper illuminates the alluring pedagogical aspects of Prokofiev's Quintet in G Minor, Op. 39 and provides recommendations for accomplishing some difficult passages with ease.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc699907 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Jones, Kathryn E. |
| Contributors | Bradetich, Jeff, Johnson, Karrell, Dubois, Susan |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Jones, Kathryn E., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
| Relation | Lecture recital: ark:/67531/metadc983782, Recital: April 3, 2011 [audio], ark:/67531/metadc89203, Recital: June 16, 2012 [audio], ark:/67531/metadc171562, Recital: June 16, 2012 [video], ark:/67531/metadc271755, Recital: June 15, 2013 [audio], ark:/67531/metadc802176, Recital: June 15, 2013 [video], ark:/67531/metadc275836 |
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