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Selected Concertos And Variations By Gotthelf Heinrich Kummer (1774-1857): A Performance Edition With Commentary

Chang, Chih-Wei

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Title
Selected Concertos And Variations By Gotthelf Heinrich Kummer (1774-1857): A Performance Edition With Commentary
Author(s)
Chang, Chih-Wei
Issue Date
2015-04
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Moersch, Charlotte Mattax
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Associate Professor Timothy McGovern
Committee Member(s)
  • Tharp, Reynold
  • Alwes, Chester
Department of Study
School of Music
Discipline
Music
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
A.Mus.D. (doctoral)
Keyword(s)
  • Gotthelf
  • Heinrich
  • Kummer
  • concertos
  • variations
  • performance
Language
en
Abstract
This thesis presents a performance edition of four bassoon pieces by Gotthelf Heinrich Kummer (1774-1857): Concerto Op. 16 in B-flat major, Concerto Op. 24 in F major, Variations Op. 14 in F major, and Variations Op. 15 in B-flat major. The edition includes the full score, a piano reduction, cadenzas, and a scholarly preface that addresses relevant aspects of performance practice. Kummer is a German bassoon virtuoso and composer who wrote several bassoon concertos and variations as well as chamber music. His works represent idiomatic writing for the bassoon and demonstrate his understanding of the instrument. The present edition will introduce Kummer to present-day performers and make the selected works more accessible to bassoonists.
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text
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