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The Development of 19th century Violin Concertos:A Performance Techniques Research on Bruch's Op.26

This study provides an overall view of the significant change in compositional creation and performance practices in the nineteenth century. One witnesses concerto has become an important genre to demonstrate the technical playing of violin. In addition, through various violin schools, violin performances have developed different styles of playing. Bruch was an important German composer in the late romantic period. Although his status is not sublime as Schumann, Mendelssohn and Brahms, his ¡§Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 26¡¨ is well received. Among numerous violin concertos in the nineteenth century, the work is regarded as an essential piece for violinist and in fact up to the present the work has been often performed and included in most concert programs. The most significant in Bruch¡¦s music is his employment of different performance techniques together with beautiful violin voicing. He believes ¡§melody is the soul of music¡¨ and demonstrates with his individual performance, and this explains the long lasting character. The value of Bruch¡¦s music is equal fame of the composition well regarded as his contemporaries.
This thesis is divided into three chapters. The First chapter discusses about the succession of the violin performance technique, the influences of violin schools on violin music, and elaboration of the violin concerto features. The Second chapter includes Bruch¡¦s life, the historical background of his Op. 26 and its status. The Third chapter focuses on the performance techniques, examine the sophisticated techniques on both right hand and left hand. Its incorporation with orchestra will also be discussed in this chapter. And followed by a conclusion. Through the research of this work, author, hopefully, could help violinists will not only focus on the technique stage but also convey the idea of the composer more accurately while playing this work.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0730107-162349
Date30 July 2007
CreatorsYeh, Pin-Lin
Contributorsnone, Jen-Jie Yang, none
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageCholon
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Sourcehttp://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0730107-162349
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