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Sergey Prokofiev’s Complete Solo Cello Repertory: The Compositional History and Performance Guide

Tseng, Li-Han Eliza
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2833-5123
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1554213587575424

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2019, DMA, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music: Violoncello.
This document is a comprehensive study of the five complete solo cello repertory by Sergey Prokofiev, featuring cello with piano or orchestra— the Ballade, Cello Sonata, Cello Concerto, Adagio from Cinderella, and Sinfonia Concertante. The study combines compositional background, musical analysis, and performance practice. In the compositional background section, I relate Prokofiev’s life events, his diary, scholarly research, and the political influences to his cello compositions. In the musical analysis section, I categorize the themes and show the motives of each of Prokofiev’s solo cello works in charts, and I compare these to Prokofiev’s own cello compositions. The musical examples, excerpts, and tables illustrate each work’s form. The performance practice section includes an examination and discussion of technical issues as well as the highlights of each piece. In the document, I chronicle Prokofiev’s cello solo repertory. Chapter 1 tells the stories about Prokofiev’s cello compositions—solo and ensemble, how the music aligns with his life stages, and the influence of Mstislav Rostropovich, Prokofiev’s cello friend and partner. Chapters 2 and 3 provide recent scholarly discoveries of Prokofiev’s solo cello works, particularly the Ballade and the Adagio from Cinderella. Chapter 3 also includes my research on why Prokofiev preferred composing much of his music in C Major. Chapter 4 discusses the Sonata and its motivic connections with his Ballade. Chapter 5 discusses the two concertos, the Cello Concerto and the Sinfonia Concertante, through Prokofiev’s compositional background and personality. I expect my research will contribute an inclusive guide that can deepen both performers’ and readers’ understanding of Prokofiev’s cello repertory, and I hope to contribute to the recognition of the value of Prokofiev’s cello music.
Yehuda Hanani, M.M. (Committee Chair)
James Bunte, D.M.A. (Committee Member)
Jeongwon Joe, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
110 p.
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Cello works by Sergey Prokofiev; Adagio Op97bis; Ballade Op 15; Sonata Op119; Concerto Op 58; Sinfonia Concertante Op125

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  • Tseng, L.-H. E. (2019). Sergey Prokofiev’s Complete Solo Cello Repertory: The Compositional History and Performance Guide [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1554213587575424

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Tseng, Li-Han Eliza. Sergey Prokofiev’s Complete Solo Cello Repertory: The Compositional History and Performance Guide. 2019. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1554213587575424.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Tseng, Li-Han Eliza. "Sergey Prokofiev’s Complete Solo Cello Repertory: The Compositional History and Performance Guide." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1554213587575424

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