A Thematic Study of the Villa-Lobos String Quartet No. 3

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dc.contributorGregoire, Jenny
dc.contributorAdams, Jacob W.
dc.contributorZaheri, Amir
dc.contributorFader, Don
dc.contributorSchultz, Diane B.
dc.contributorCribelli, Teresa
dc.contributor.advisorGrégoire, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorBaker, Olivia
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-13T20:34:30Z
dc.date.available2022-04-13T20:34:30Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractHeitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) is known largely as a Brazilian nationalistic composer and as a pedagogue who played a huge role in establishing Brazil’s musical national identity. However, little has been written about his chamber works, particularly his seventeen string quartets. This DMA document seeks to begin to fill this gap in the literature by focusing on Villa-Lobos’s third quartet. Written in 1916, this quartet is a snapshot of a time when he was still developing his musical voice. Because the Brazilian elements of his music became significantly more prominent in the latter two-thirds of his life, many scholars dismiss the earlier works as derivative of his European contemporaries. This document will demonstrate the reverse, through a thematic study of one of Villa-Lobos’s early quartets, Quartet No. 3. Additionally, this paper will provide biographical information to contextualize the piece and discuss influences of Brazilian popular music on Villa-Lobos’s chamber music, particularly Quartet No.3. It will also lay out a thematic study of each of the movements by identifying the themes, their influences, as well as some contrapuntal observations, and will address some of the performance practice issues relating to Villa-Lobos’s use of texture, instrument roles, and string techniques.en_US
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dc.identifier.otherhttp://purl.lib.ua.edu/182127
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0004280
dc.identifier.otherBaker_alatus_0004D_14204
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/8459
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectChamber Music
dc.subjectChoro
dc.subjectPerformance
dc.subjectString Quartet
dc.subjectVilla-Lobos
dc.titleA Thematic Study of the Villa-Lobos String Quartet No. 3en_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. School of Music
etdms.degree.disciplineMusic
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.nameD.M.A.

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