An approach to practising Bartok's viola concerto
Abstract
A master’s project on the process of practice that went towards learning the Viola Concerto by Bèla Bartók, with a progressive breakdown of the work and a specific look at the technical difficulties that needed to be overcome in each section, how and why they were tackled in specific ways and what the positive result was that arose. The reflection on the learning process includes references to the tuition by violist Rivka Golani and pianist Michael Hampton, and the documented practice methods of the violist William Primrose.
Degree
Student essay
Date
2013-06-19Author
Lee, Sebastian
Keywords
Béla Bartók
viola concerto
practice
shifting
intonation
rhythms
accents
structure
double-stops
open strings
arpeggiated figures
melody
harmony
bwoing
strinc-crossing
triplet
sequencing
chromaticism
articulation
vibrato
rivka golani
michael hampton
Language
eng