Dmitri Shostakovich is one of the most important Russian composers of the Soviet period. Being a prolific composer, he had created a great many orchestra music and opera, as well as a substantial quantity of popular film music under the pressure of the Soviet regime. Although Shostakovich was judged crucially in one of his works in opera by Pravda in 1936, his passion still remained firm he for composition. It was only until his piano quintet finished in1940 that received the national awards, and became honored and well-known both domestically and internationally.
In terms of chamber works, Shostakovich had composed one sonata each for violin, viola and cello and fifteen string quartets. His¡§Cello Sonata in D Minor, op. 40¡¨ finished in 1934. This work is subject to traditional musical form with unconventional tonality. For example, Shostakovich¡¦s use of unique harmonics and resonances, blended with lyrical melody and folk style, is so penetrative that it has become one of the most celebrated cello master pieces in Russia.
This lecture-recital document includes three major discourses. The first and the second parts summarize the introduction of the background of modern Russia and the personal review of Shostakovich. The third section gives an analysis on the creation background and techniques of the ¡§Cello Sonata in D Minor, op. 40¡¨. This document will try to discuss the techniques and possible interpretations by looking into the recording by Shostakovich. Hopefully, the document can shed light onto the composer¡¦s originality.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0912107-165605 |
| Date | 12 September 2007 |
| Creators | Chiang, Tsai-yu |
| Contributors | none, none, none |
| Publisher | NSYSU |
| Source Sets | NSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | Cholon |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0912107-165605 |
| Rights | withheld, Copyright information available at source archive |
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