Contemporary professional violinists face constant exposure to multicultural compositions. For best results, they should be able to understand, capture, and express the subtleties of different styles. The violin and its repertoire spread to China through European missionaries during the late seventeenth century and continued to be developed by Chinese scientists and musicians who studied abroad. During the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Chinese composers wrote many violin pieces inspired by the unique sounds of Chinese instruments. Additionally, Chinese music scholars wrote numerous essays to discuss the new Chinese style. However, much of this research has been focused on the composers and the structures of the compositions rather than on the details of violin techniques necessary to play the repertoire. The techniques in Chinese violin compositions are unique and are influenced by the traditional instruments including string, wind, and percussion instruments. Furthermore, the style of such compositions is affected by the elements of Chinese culture, such as the language, the elite society and its poetic tradition, and historical legends and events. This dissertation provides examples of Chinese violin repertoire which demonstrate the principles of three main violin techniques in the Chinese style: slides, chords, and pizzicati. In order to help professional violinists better perform Chinese violin compositions, the dissertation also includes a number of exercises covering each technique above.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1011757 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Gao, Jie (Violinist) |
| Contributors | Bushkova, Julia, Couturiaux, Clay, Dubois, Susan |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vii, 46 pages : illustrations, music, Text |
| Rights | Public, Gao, Jie (Violinist), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
| Relation | Recital: November 21, 2011, ark:/67531/metadc172045, Recital: April 25, 2013, ark:/67531/metadc172274, Recital: February 18, 2014, ark:/67531/metadc848728 |
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