Год выпуска: 2012 Автор: Yoko Hirota Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 88 ISBN: 9783659284366
Описание
This book provides a historical study of Britten’s Sonata in C for Cello and Piano (1961), including an analysis of the work. Chapter I discusses three important subjects: the impact on the sonata of the relationship between Britten and his dedicatee, Rostropovich; the work’s standing in the context of the composer’s entire oeuvre; and its reception. The sonata is examined in particular within the context of Britten’s instrumental chamber-music compositions and string-writing background, which reveal his deep knowledge of and affection for the chamber-music medium. In addition, this book discusses the significance of Britten’s selection of the piano for the accompanying part, which displays the composer’s mastery of piano as a professional pianist. Chapter II includes an analysis that is divided in five sections: (i) the tonal and harmonic organization, (ii) the motivic organization, (iii) the formal and structural organization, (iv) the relationship between the cello and the piano,...
