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Preparation and performance issues for Beethoven's string quartet Op. 18, No. 4

Yin, Qian

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Title
Preparation and performance issues for Beethoven's string quartet Op. 18, No. 4
Author(s)
Yin, Qian
Issue Date
2016
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Associate Professor Christina Bashford
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Associate Professor Christina Bashford
Committee Member(s)
  • Professor Charlotte Mattax Moersch
  • Associate Professor Stefan Milenkovic
  • Clinical Assistant Professor Andrea Solya
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)
  • Music
  • Beethoven
  • Quartet
  • Performance
Language
en
Abstract
The purpose of this research, in support of a doctoral recital, is to explore performance issues and techniques that will help modern performers prepare Beethoven’s String Quartet Op.18 No. 4. Topics include: 1) an overview of Beethoven’s Op.18 No.4; 2) some important aspects of performance preparation, principally in relation to tempo and ensemble, intonation and dynamics, and bowing and phrasing; and 3) an annotated score, incorporating performance suggestions, of Op.18, No.4. In the paper, I draw conclusions about how these issues might be approached, to help string players prepare a successful and convincing performance.
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