Late Eighteenth-Century English Violin Concertos: A Genre in Transition

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dc.contributor.advisorAl-Zand, Karim
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWinkler, Kathleen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBarnett, Gregory R.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBartel, Bonnie
dc.creatorSiu, Eric
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-24T19:47:44Z
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-24T19:47:47Z
dc.date.available2013-07-24T19:47:44Z
dc.date.available2013-07-24T19:47:47Z
dc.date.created2012-12
dc.date.issued2013-07-24
dc.date.submittedDecember 2012
dc.date.updated2013-07-24T19:47:47Z
dc.description.abstractClassical violin concertos by English composers are relatively obscure nowadays, as the genre is largely monopolized by Mozart’s last three concertos. This study explores the compositional and violinistic traits of ten English concertos from the late eighteenth century, as well as the social and cultural circumstances under which they were written. These concertos are challenging violinistically, suggesting that they were primarily intended as virtuosic showpieces. In addition, a number of the concertos display musical eccentricities that hint at the quirky personalities of their composers. In some respects, these concertos are unadventurous, particularly in terms of harmony and thematic contrasts. However, they contain a number of unique compositional features that are worthy of our attention. The most notable of these is the incorporation of Baroque features in a large number of the concertos, despite their general adherence to the new galant style. All evidence suggests that the two styles were combined deliberately as a compositional technique, and this is perhaps the most distinctly “English” characteristic of these concertos.
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dc.identifier.citationSiu, Eric. "Late Eighteenth-Century English Violin Concertos: A Genre in Transition." (2013) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71691">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71691</a>.
dc.identifier.slug123456789/ETD-2012-12-313
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/71691
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectViolin
dc.subjectViolin concerto
dc.subjectConcerto
dc.subjectClassical
dc.subjectEnglish
dc.subjectEngland
dc.subjectLondon
dc.subjectEighteenth century
dc.subjectSamuel Wesley
dc.subjectThomas Linley
dc.subjectJames Brooks
dc.subjectThomas Shaw
dc.subjectViolin performance
dc.titleLate Eighteenth-Century English Violin Concertos: A Genre in Transition
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentMusic
thesis.degree.disciplineMusic
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Musical Arts
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