Florentin Gimenez's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major: Tracing the strings of Paraguayan folk and Western classical styles

Arrua Gonzalez, Maria

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Title

Florentin Gimenez's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major: Tracing the strings of Paraguayan folk and Western classical styles

Author(s)

Arrua Gonzalez, Maria

Issue Date

2021

Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)

Silvers, Michael

Doctoral Committee Chair(s)

Lee, Nelson

Committee Member(s)

• Taylor, Stephen
• Mattax Moersch, Charlotte

Department of Study

School of Music

Discipline

Music

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

A.Mus.D. (doctoral)

Date of Ingest

2021-12-09T17:32:56Z

Keyword(s)

• violin
• concerto
• Gimenez
• folk
• classical
• nationalism
• Paraguay

Language

en

Abstract

In this project I analyze Florentín Giménez's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major. I consider Giménez’s background as a Paraguayan folk musician as well as his immersion into Western classical forms later in life and trace elements from both worlds in this piece. At this point, there have been a total of four performances of the piece. I am doing a comparison between three different versions of the concerto, sharing my critical edition of the solo part and a list of suggested corrections to the score. A tribute to the composer is included at the last section of this paper. With a life dedicated to the development of music and musicians of his country, Giménez was a crucial influence in the musical careers of numerous Paraguayans. A few of them agreed to share a few words in his honor.

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• text
• still image

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