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MUSICAL BORROWINGS IN THE MUSIC FOR DOUBLE BASS BY GIOVANNI BOTTESINI: A RECONSIDERATION BEYOND THE OPERATIC PARAPHRASES

RAMIREZ-CASTILLA, JAIME
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1195971962

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2007, DMA, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music : Double Bass.
Giovanni Bottesini is commonly considered one of the most outstanding and influential nineteenth-century composers for the double bass. His compositional output expanded the technical and expressive possibilities of his instrument beyond the boundaries expected by both composers and audiences. Nowadays, a large portion of Bottesini’s compositions forms part of the required repertoire in school syllabi, orchestral auditions, solo competitions, and recital programs. Among the traditional interpretations of Bottesini’s music for the double bass there has been a strong reliance on his influence from Italian opera. Although Italian opera played a fundamental role in the musical culture of the nineteenth century, it is also very important to consider other influences that affected Bottesini’s compositional style. Through the study of the musical borrowings present in Bottesini’s output it is possible to expand understanding of his compositional style and the different influences he received from other musical traditions. In this document I propose to reconsider Bottesini’s output by cross-relating his techniques of musical borrowing with those used by other composers and also with the different sources of the musical material that was borrowed. An approach to Bottesini’s output through his musical borrowings will bring forward numerous points of connections within a complex web of artistic interrelations. These newly found interrelations will enrich our interpretation of Bottesini’s music for the double bass and reconsider his influences beyond operatic paraphrases.
Dr. Robert Zierolf (Advisor)
119 p.
Music
Double bass; Giovanni Bottesini; Musical Borrowings; Music for Double bass; Musical Analysis; Borrowing; Transcription; Arrangement; Theme and Variations; Paraphrases; Self-Borrowings; Allusions; Modeling

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  • RAMIREZ-CASTILLA, J. (2007). MUSICAL BORROWINGS IN THE MUSIC FOR DOUBLE BASS BY GIOVANNI BOTTESINI: A RECONSIDERATION BEYOND THE OPERATIC PARAPHRASES [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1195971962

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • RAMIREZ-CASTILLA, JAIME. MUSICAL BORROWINGS IN THE MUSIC FOR DOUBLE BASS BY GIOVANNI BOTTESINI: A RECONSIDERATION BEYOND THE OPERATIC PARAPHRASES. 2007. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1195971962.

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  • RAMIREZ-CASTILLA, JAIME. "MUSICAL BORROWINGS IN THE MUSIC FOR DOUBLE BASS BY GIOVANNI BOTTESINI: A RECONSIDERATION BEYOND THE OPERATIC PARAPHRASES." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1195971962

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