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Romanticism or Baroque? A Comparative Study of Approaches to the Ciaccona Attributed to Tomaso Antonio Vitali

Like numerous other Baroque pieces, the Ciaccona attributed to Tomaso Antonio Vitali (1663-1745) was transformed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The German violinist and composer Ferdinand David (1810-1873) was the first to edit and publish the piece. The composition became popular after being included in the second volume of his Die Hohe Schule des Violinspiels [The Advanced Method of Violin Playing] (c.1867). Since then, Vitali Ciaccona became an essential work in the violin repertoire and is often heard in concert halls. However, what many audiences hear in concerts is essentially an arrangement of the Ciaccona. Acknowledging the "double life" of the piece as both Baroque and Romantic, this dissertation examines the advantages and disadvantages of playing the Ciaccona attributed to Vitali on both the Baroque and modern violins.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1833486
Date08 1900
CreatorsDang, Ha Viet
ContributorsBushkova, Julia, Leenhouts, Paul, 1957-, Mondelli, Peter
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatix, 92 pages : illustrations, music, Text
Coverage{1600..1745,1800..1900}
RightsPublic, Dang, Ha Viet, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.
RelationRecital: March 10, 2016, ark:/67531/metadc1614868, Recital: May 23, 2017, ark:/67531/metadc2016542, Recital: April 27, 2018, ark:/67531/metadc1157676, Lecture recital: March 26, 2021, ark:/67531/metadc1820759

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