Note:This thesis is part of a research project submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in the School of Music. The project also involved the preparation and performance of a recital of music related to the thesis topic.
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| Title: | Playing the viola pain-free: Strategies applied to Schumann's Märchenbilder, Op. 113 |
| Author(s): | Trower, Elizabeth Anne Shereé |
| Advisor(s): | Taylor, Stephen |
| Contributor(s): | Freivogel, Elizabeth; Haken, Rudolf; Ramirez, Carlos Roberto |
| Department / Program: | School of Music |
| Discipline: | Music |
| Degree Granting Institution: | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Degree: | A.Mus.D. (doctoral) |
| Subject(s): | viola
Schumann Märchenbilder Marchenbilder Opus 113 tension pain technique |
| Abstract: | Many violists live with the notion that the instrument causes pain. Using the second movement (Lebhaft) of Robert Schumann’s Märchenbilder (Fairy Tale Pictures) for Viola and Piano, Op. 113 as its center, this project provides a tangible, practical approach to avoiding unwanted tension while playing the viola. This document discusses issues of instrument size, posture, pedagogy, and anatomy, and then provides strategies for techniques as applied to the Schumann. This guide is for violists who either live with pain while playing or consider quitting because of it, with detailed technical solutions and approaches including set up, positioning, double stops, shifting, right arm weight, and wrist flexibility. |
| Issue Date: | 2019 |
| Publisher: | School of Music, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Genre: | Dissertation / Thesis |
| Type: | Text image |
| Language: | English |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/106001 |
| Rights Information: | © 2019 Elizabeth Anne Shereé Trower |
| Date Available in IDEALS: | 2019-12-06 |