Walter Piston's Concerto no. 1 for violin and orchestra: thematic and motivic transformation, style, and violinistic issues

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dc.contributor.advisorGratovich, Eugene.en
dc.contributor.advisorBuhler, James, 1964-en
dc.creatorDavis, Rachelle Marieen
dc.date.accessioned2008-08-28T21:48:22Zen
dc.date.available2008-08-28T21:48:22Zen
dc.date.issued2004en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractWalter Piston’s Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra is shown to be a musically accessible and technically idiomatic work that is pedagogically beneficial as a preparation for later study of the Sibelius, Brahms, and Tchaikovsky concerti. Motivic and thematic transformations are examined, as well as a correlation drawn between Piston’s definition of counterpoint and his use of counterpoint in this work. Stylistic influences examined include those of Bach and Stravinsky, and though Piston was not a nationalist in his music style, elements of the “American” sound of the 1930s and 40s found in this concerto are discussed.
dc.description.departmentMusicen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifierb59001276en
dc.identifier.oclc57534241en
dc.identifier.proqst3127083en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/1139en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en
dc.subject.lcshPiston, Walter,--1894-1976--Concertos,--violin, orchestra,--no. 1en
dc.subject.lcshPiston, Walter,--1894-1976--Criticism and interpretationen
dc.subject.lcshConcertos (Violin)en
dc.titleWalter Piston's Concerto no. 1 for violin and orchestra: thematic and motivic transformation, style, and violinistic issuesen
dc.type.genreThesisen

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