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Title:
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An Oboe and Oboe d'Amore Concerto from the Cape of Africa:
A Biographical and Analytical Perspective |
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Author:
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Behr, Erik Patrick |
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Advisor:
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Pierre Jalbert |
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Degree:
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Doctor of Musical Arts thesis |
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Abstract:
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Due to the lack of quality contemporary concertos for the oboe and, especially, the
oboe d'amore, this dissertation presents two works from South African composers
that provide excellent additions to the concerto repertoire. Allan Stephenson wrote
Concerto for Oboe and Strings in 1978 and Peter Louis Van Dijk wrote ElegyDance-
Elegy in 1984. The outstanding quality and idiomatic nature of these
works assuages the practical concerns today's oboists have when undertaking a
contemporary concerto. Along with their high artistic merit, these concerti are
both audience-friendly and financially feasible to present on an international stage.
In addition to briefly examining the post-apartheid musical climate that exists in
South Africa today, the dissertation thoroughly analyzes the works and includes
biographical background of the composers. |
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Citation:
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Behr, Erik Patrick. "An Oboe and Oboe d'Amore Concerto from the Cape of Africa:
A Biographical and Analytical Perspective." Doctoral Thesis, Rice University, May, 2011. ETD http://hdl.handle.net/1911/64382. |
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Citable link to this page:
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http://hdl.handle.net/1911/64382 |
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Date:
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2011 |
