Publication Date
2008-04-27
Availability
Open access
Degree Type
Doctoral Essay
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Department
Keyboard Performance (Music)
Date of Defense
2008-04-14
First Committee Member
Paul Posnak - Committee Chair
Second Committee Member
Ivan Davis - Committee Member
Third Committee Member
Melissa J. De Graaf - Committee Member
Fourth Committee Member
Paul Wilson - Committee Member
Abstract
This essay examines the three main large-scale chamber music works for strings and piano written by the Mexican composer Manuel M. Ponce: the Romantic Trio for violin, cello and piano (1912), the Sonata for violoncello and piano (1922), and the Sonata Breve for violin and piano (1930). The purpose of the study is to aid chamber music performers in the understanding, preparation and execution of these works. Written contextually for performing musicians, the format for the study of the individual works includes sections on historical background and commentary on analysis and performance considerations. In addition, each work exemplifies a different musical stage in Ponce's compositional development. The author traces the composer's compositional and stylistic evolution throughout the study of these works. The essay also includes a comprehensive biography of Ponce and a general overview of the composer's chamber music works.
Keywords
Romantic Trio; Cello Sonata; Sonata Breve; Ponce; Chamber Music
Recommended Citation
Covarrubias Ahedo, Virginia, "Three Main Chamber Music Works for Strings and Piano by the Mexican Composer Manuel M. Ponce" (2008). Open Access Dissertations. 95.
https://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/95