Award Date

December 2019

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

Department

Music

First Committee Member

William Bernatis

Second Committee Member

Jonathan Lee

Third Committee Member

Barbara Hull

Fourth Committee Member

David Loeb

Fifth Committee Member

Vicki Rosser

Number of Pages

122

Abstract

This document will concentrate on the currently unpublished and incomplete manuscript of the orchestral version of Concerto for Horn and Orchestra [Koncertas valtornei su orkestru], composed by Lithuanian composer Balys Dvarionas (1904–1972). Despite his popularity and importance in Lithuania, Dvarionas’s music is not as well known throughout the rest of the world. This document aims to redress this situation.

The document provides a more thorough English-language biography about the composer than those that currently exist in print. It discusses various aspects of the concerto, including its place in Dvarionis’s output and a brief analysis, a core aspect of which is the identification of Lithuanian folk tunes used by Dvarionas (one of the composer’s signature methods). I also provide a pedagogical overview of the work’s difficulties. In addition, a recording of the concerto with orchestra, made in the UNLV recording studio, accompanies this DMA document. This is the first recording of this piece.

Keywords

Balys Dvarionas; French horn; Lithuanian composer

Disciplines

Music

File Format

pdf

File Size

11.8 MB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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