Award Date

May 2023

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

Department

Music

First Committee Member

Bill Bernatis

Second Committee Member

Nathan Tanouye

Third Committee Member

Barbara Hull

Fourth Committee Member

Richard Miller

Fifth Committee Member

Lisa Bendixen

Number of Pages

78

Abstract

The political factors of communism induced a deep delay in the progress of post-war Polish music, effectively inhibiting all trends geared toward its modernization. My research investigates the influence of the communist period on shaping the piece by giving insight into the socialist realism in post-war Poland. It also contributes to the understanding of performance techniques, the genesis of a prominent work, and the aesthetic impact political unrest had on the color and characteristics of Serocki’s Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra. Even though this piece has been performed by world renowned trombonists such as Christian Lindberg, Joseph Alessi (New York Philharmonic), and Ralph Sauer (Los Angeles Philharmonic), few scholars have written on how the unique trombone performance techniques of Pietrachowicz influenced the specific character of the piece. Despite the unfavorable conditions of the post-war period in Poland, the cooperation between the composer Kazimierz Serocki and trombonist Juliusz Pietrachowicz resulted in a great work for trombone and orchestra, which is often performed by some of the most renowned trombone soloists in the world.

Keywords

Pietrachowicz; Poland; post-war; Serocki; socialist realism; trombone

Disciplines

Music

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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