Gratovich, Eugene.Buhler, James, 1964-575342412008-08-282008-08-282004http://hdl.handle.net/2152/1139textWalter 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.electronicengCopyright 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.Piston, Walter,--1894-1976--Concertos,--violin, orchestra,--no. 1Piston, Walter,--1894-1976--Criticism and interpretationConcertos (Violin)Thesis3127083