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Beethoven’S Influence On Modern Musical Thought, Avi David
Beethoven’S Influence On Modern Musical Thought, Avi David
Undergraduate Research Symposium (UGRS)
Ludwig van Beethoven is undoubtedly one of the most important and influential composers of Western art music. From a young age, he exhibited considerable talent, independence, and willful nonconformity. Over the course of his life, these themes came through both in his compositions, and in his attitude towards social norms regarding music. Composing symphonies, sonatas, string quartets, concertos, and one opera, Beethoven shattered musical boundaries and set the stage for how musicians and listeners would think about music for the next 200 years, up to modern day. This afternoon I will explore various ways in which Beethoven’s conception of music …
Carl Maria Von Weber’S Overture To Oberon: A History Of Recorded Performance, Stephen Planas
Carl Maria Von Weber’S Overture To Oberon: A History Of Recorded Performance, Stephen Planas
Undergraduate Research Symposium (UGRS)
My research examines the recorded performance history of the Overture to Weber’s Oberon in light of these aesthetic goals. I have charted changes in performance practice trends, including in timing, tempo fluctuation, rhythmic accuracy and ensemble, and the use of portamento. The twenty recordings studied that I surveyed span nearly seventy-five years, and include many of the 20th century’s most prominent conductors and orchestras, including groups from Communist Russia, both pre-World War II and post-World War II continental Europe, the British Isles, and the United States.8 Though by no means comprehensive, my selections encompass a diverse sampling of surviving recordings, …