Essays about: "Cello"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the word Cello.

1. 6. Exerting the Excerpts

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Carys James; [2017-09-22]
   Keywords : audition; caprices; cello; etudes; excerpts; orchestra; Orchestral Excerpts; Orchestral Playing; Practice Methods; Studies; Technical Exercises; Technique;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to identify and analyse the technical demands of orchestral excerpts for cello and how they can be practised by various study methods. This thesis begins by identifying the technical demands set by orchestral excerpts for cello and orders the excerpts by the technical demand. READ MORE

3. 7. Balancing the Ideals of Werktreue and Originality in One's Activity as a Musician

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Oliver Müller; [2016-03-21]
   Keywords : Werktreue; Originality; Interpretation; J. S. Bach;

   Abstract : In my thesis I ponder some of the questions around the possibilities and limitations of interpretation in western art music. These include questions such as "what are the limitations of interpretation?" and "what is the purpose of composing and performing music?" My main research question is, however: "Is it possible to balance the ideal of Werktreue and that of originality in one's activity as a musician?" As a showcase I am using Bach's Prelude from his Second Suite for Solo Cello, of which I have performed a version that is widely accepted as the "original" one and two versions of the piece reinterpreted by two composition students of the Academy of Music and Drama at the University of Gothenburg. READ MORE

4. 8. Interpreting the Mystery: Playing the Bach Solo Suites for Cello

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Ruth Spargo; [2016-01-02]
   Keywords : Bach Cello Suites; performance; practice; preparation; reflection; interpretation; Severnside Festival; interpreting the mystery; playing the Bach solo; Suites for Cello;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the practice and preparation undertaken before a series of concerts featuring all of Bach Solo Cello Suites. It includes some information and background to Bach and the Suites and then discusses the musicians general approach to performing the works. READ MORE

5. 9. The art of piano trio playing

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Pirkko Heikkinen; [2014-08-05]
   Keywords : piano trio interpretation; chamber music; group dynamics; composition; intonation; tuning;

   Abstract : The master’s thesis The Art of Piano Trio Playing consists of three parts which are the written part, the concert recording, and the composition part. The written part presents challenges and phases that a musician may run into and need to go through during the process of building interpretation in a piano trio. READ MORE

6. 10. Variations on a Rococo theme

   University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för klassisk musik

   Author : Bekhbat Tsagaanchuluun; [2014]
   Keywords : exam concert; violincello; examenskonsert; violincello;

   Abstract : As a student aspiring to be a cellist, it is essential to conduct an in-depth research on works for cello. There are many famous composers such as J.S.Bach, J. READ MORE