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According the author, this dissertation focuses on the issues of the French style and sound in solo violin music of the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which is approached from three perspectives: "a detailed look at performance directions [in the scores]; comparison among recordings by artists close to this period...as well as contemporary artists; and interviews with three living French violinists...with strong ties to this tradition." The artist identifies three "pivotal" works: Franck's violin sonata, Debussy's violin sonata, and Ravel's "Tzigane." To achieve this "French" sound, the author and those professionals who were interviewed (Régis Pasquier, Olivier Charlier, and Gérard Poulet) believe that bow technique plays an extremely important role. The "delicate and imperceptible" elements present in the French style call for a great variety in the use of the bow: pressure, speed, etc. These nuances create a "very fluid and colorful sound." Likewise the piano for which these composers wrote the accompaniment for their sonatas (Franck and Debussy) had a different sound that modern Steinways. The Erard and Pleyel were more capable of producing a "light, veiled, or

Author

Flynn, Timothy

Publisher

Boydell and Brewer Limited

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781576472149