Franz Schubert wrote "Die schöne Müllerin" (The Beautiful Maid of the Mill) originally for high voice and piano. This cycle of 20 songs is one of Schubert's most performed and recorded work. The love story of optimism, despair and tragedy between the miller's boy and the beautiful maid continues to fascinate and inspire composers, performers and music lovers today. The purpose of this treatise is to present an arrangement of Schubert's "Die schöne Müllerin" for Double Bass and Piano. Transcriptions and arrangements in the nineteenth century were largely intended to supplement an instrument's literature, and continued to be part of the instrument's literature in the twentieth century. Through chapters 1 to 4, I discuss the significance of presenting the richness and art of Schubert's musical setting of Wilhelm Müller's poems through this new medium: the double bass. Along with a brief historical context of transcription and arrangement from the nineteenth century, I analyze the songs of "Die schöne Müllerin" explaining such aspects of the arrangement as transpositions, revoicings, articulations, dynamics and performance practices. / A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor of Music. / Degree Awarded: Fall Semester, 2008. / Date of Defense: November 3, 2008. / Performance practices, Transcription/arrangement, Franz Schubert, Dobule bass repertoire, Theory analysis / Includes bibliographical references. / Evan Allan Jones, Professor Directing Treatise; Michael Buchler, Outside Committee Member; Melanie L. Punter, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_168190 |
| Contributors | Acerb, Sergio (authoraut), Jones, Evan Allan (professor directing treatise), Buchler, Michael (outside committee member), Punter, Melanie L. (committee member), College of Music (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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