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The Viennese Violone: The Development, Blossoming, and Decline of a Musical Instrument in 18th Century Vienna

Leverenz, William C
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3757-6751
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1523636570147918

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2018, DMA, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music: Double Bass.
This work is an examination of the Viennese violone school of double bass performance that developed during the latter half of the 18th century. The focus of this study is the tuning system that allowed the instrument to flourish during the Viennese Classic era and how these same idiomatic traits would render the instrument obsolete by the early 19th century. The Viennese violone utilized a unique tuning system of thirds and fourths intervals. It was used as a solo, chamber, and orchestral instrument that coexisted with other European bass styles that utilized different tuning systems. The examination will track the development and demise of this unique school of bass playing. Through analysis of representative solo works the development of the school’s technique is examined in correlation with the constantly evolving musical content. Analysis of selected symphonic works demonstrates the use of the bass violone in an orchestral setting. After establishing the unique characteristics that allowed the violone to flourish during the 18th century this document will prove how the violone was unable to meet the evolving musical demands of the 19th century.
Catharine Lees, D.M.A. (Committee Chair)
Rachel Calin, M.M (Committee Member)
Lee Fiser (Committee Member)
43 p.
Music
violone; Viennese violone; Viennese bass; double bass

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  • Leverenz, W. C. (2018). The Viennese Violone: The Development, Blossoming, and Decline of a Musical Instrument in 18th Century Vienna [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1523636570147918

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Leverenz, William. The Viennese Violone: The Development, Blossoming, and Decline of a Musical Instrument in 18th Century Vienna. 2018. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1523636570147918.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Leverenz, William. "The Viennese Violone: The Development, Blossoming, and Decline of a Musical Instrument in 18th Century Vienna." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1523636570147918

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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