Dvorak: Cello Concerto Paperback / softback
by Jan (Queen's University Belfast) Smaczny
Part of the Cambridge Music Handbooks series
Paperback / softback
Description
Dvorak's Cello Concerto, composed during his second stay in America, is one of the most popular works in the orchestral repertoire.
This guide explores Dvorak's reasons for composing a concerto for an instrument which he at one time considered unsuitable for solo work, its relationship to his American period compositions and how it forms something of a bridge with his operatic interests.
A particular focus is the concerto's unique qualities: why it stands apart in terms of form, melodic character and texture from the rest of Dvorak's orchestral music.
The role of the dedicatee of the work, Hanus Wihan, in its creation is also considered, as are performing traditions as they have developed in the twentieth century.
In addition the guide explores the extraordinary emotional background to the work which links it intimately to the woman who was probably Dvorak's first love.
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:132 pages, 42 Printed music items; 6 Tables, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:28/09/1999
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- ISBN:9780521669030
Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:132 pages, 42 Printed music items; 6 Tables, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:28/09/1999
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521669030
