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A performer's guide to Heitor Villa-Lobos’s violin concerto, "Fantasia de movimentos mixtos"

Shin, Sung Hee

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Title
A performer's guide to Heitor Villa-Lobos’s violin concerto, "Fantasia de movimentos mixtos"
Author(s)
Shin, Sung Hee
Issue Date
2018
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Cameron, Michael
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Milenkovich, Stefan
Committee Member(s)
  • Moersch, Charlotte Mattax
  • Silvers, Michael
Department of Study
School of Music
Discipline
Music
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
A.Mus.D. (doctoral)
Keyword(s)
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • Amerindian
  • Sung Hee Shin
  • Fantasia de movimentos mixtos
  • violin
  • twentieth century
  • Brazilian
  • polyrhythm
Language
en
Abstract
This essay concerns the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Fantasia de movimentos mixtos, “Fantasy of Mixed Movements,” for violin and orchestra. Written and revised over a span of almost two decades, 1921–41, this piece is relatively unknown in writings and performance, despite its unique synthesis of Brazilian, indigenous Amerindian, and Western European elements. Chapter One addresses Villa-Lobos’s recognition as a composer, his musical characteristics, and the historical background of the Fantasia. Chapter Two provides an description of the piano reduction of the piece, arranged by Villa-Lobos himself, with attention to the formal structure and its melodic and harmonic materials, including themes, chords, intervals, and scales, which help us to understand the Fantasia better. Finally, Chapter Three examines performance questions, such as tempo, bowings, and difficulties posed by the piece, suggesting possible solutions. Because of some inconsistencies between the solo violin and piano parts, such as dynamics and expression markings, I consulted Villa-Lobos’s manuscript orchestral score as a reference. Especially, I hope my recording of Villa-Lobos’s Fantasia using his piano reduction as well as my videos uploaded on YouTube about sections, tempo, and bowings will inspire other violinists to explore the piece.
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Copyright 2018 Sung Hee Shin

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