Aspects of Technique in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto: An Approach Based on a Comparative Study of Relevant Treatises

Timothy Byrne (2010). Aspects of Technique in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto: An Approach Based on a Comparative Study of Relevant Treatises MPhil Thesis, School of Music, The University of Queensland.

       
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Author Timothy Byrne
Thesis Title Aspects of Technique in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto: An Approach Based on a Comparative Study of Relevant Treatises
School, Centre or Institute School of Music
Institution The University of Queensland
Publication date 2010-09
Thesis type MPhil Thesis
Supervisor Dr. Simon Perry
Total pages 57
Total black and white pages 57
Subjects 19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
Abstract/Summary This commentary examines four specific aspects of technique in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor which cover a cross-section of the most important technical issues in the work. A comparative analysis of the foremost treatises from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries forms the basis for this examination, and is used to deconstruct the selected techniques. The commentary thus evaluates the effectiveness and value of a detailed treatise-based approach on the study and performance of advanced cello repertoire. Because the context for this examination was preparation of the writer’s own performance of the work, this examination consists of a synthesis of information from the treatises, along with information based on first-hand observations. This examination reveals how cellists can clarify and simplify their playing by observing the directions and guiding principles in the treatises, incorporating relevant aspects into their own playing or teaching.
Keyword Dvořák
cello
concerto
tequnique
treatise

 
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