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A Guide to the Pedagogy of Microtonal Intonation in Recent Viola Repertoire: Prologue by Gérard Grisey as Case Study

DeStefano, Dominic
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1277154671

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2010, DMA, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music : Viola.
Since its establishment as a solo instrument, the viola’s repertoire has always heavily depended upon the works of composers contemporary with its first great soloists. As this dependence on recent repertoire continues, the viola boasts a growing number of works containing microtonal pitch collections, and the modern performer and pedagogue must have the skills to interpret these works. This document serves as a guide to the intonation of microtonal viola repertoire, asserting that the first step lies in understanding the pitch collections from the composer’s point of view. Especially relevant is the unique compositional style found in spectral viola music, and the guide turns to Prologue (1976) for solo viola by spectral composer Gérard Grisey as its primary case study. An understanding of this work’s spectral foundation is explained and placed in the framework of the pedagogical methods of Ivan Galamian.
Catharine Carroll, DMA (Committee Chair)
Masao Kawasaki, BM (Committee Member)
Lee Fiser, BMus (Committee Member)
54 p.
Music
viola; Grisey; microtonal; spectral

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  • DeStefano, D. (2010). A Guide to the Pedagogy of Microtonal Intonation in Recent Viola Repertoire: Prologue by Gérard Grisey as Case Study [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1277154671

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • DeStefano, Dominic. A Guide to the Pedagogy of Microtonal Intonation in Recent Viola Repertoire: Prologue by Gérard Grisey as Case Study. 2010. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1277154671.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • DeStefano, Dominic. "A Guide to the Pedagogy of Microtonal Intonation in Recent Viola Repertoire: Prologue by Gérard Grisey as Case Study." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1277154671

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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