Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
2-2020
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
D.M.A.
Program
Music
Advisor
Philip Ewell
Committee Members
Norman Carey
Joseph Straus
Marcy Rosen
Subject Categories
Composition | Music | Musicology | Music Performance | Music Theory
Keywords
Contemporary works for cello, Baltic composers, Minimalism, Neoromanticism, Octatonicism, Nationalism in music
Abstract
This dissertation presents analyses of two compositions for cello by Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks: Grāmata Čellam (1978), for solo cello, and Concerto No. 2, “Klātbūtne” (“Presence,” 2011–2012), for cello and string orchestra. It acquaints readers with defining elements of Vasks’s musical language and relates his music to the concurrent stylistic classifications of Baltic Minimalism and Neoromanticism. The paper also discusses the significance of Vasks’s national identity in his creative process and provides historical context on Latvia.
Recommended Citation
Stute, Caroline Bean, "Two Cello Works of Pēteris Vasks: Structure, Symbolism, and Identity" (2020). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3551
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