Analysis And Performance Suggestions For Witold Lutoslawski's Grave: Metamorphoses For Cello And Piano

Author

Marta Reilly, Graduate Center, City University of New YorkFollow

Date of Degree

6-2014

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

D.M.A.

Program

Music

Advisor

Norman Carey

Advisor

Joseph N. Straus

Subject Categories

Music | Other Education | Theatre and Performance Studies

Keywords

cello, GRAVE: METAMORPHOSES FOR CELLO AND PIANO, Lutoslawski, performance suggestions, post-tonal theory

Abstract

The dissertation gives an analysis and performance suggestions for Witold Lutoslawski's Grave: Metamorphoses for Cello and Piano. The analysis is grounded in set-class theory, while the performance suggestions are based on my own experience as a concert cellist. The introduction describes background, circumstances of the composition, editions, publications, performance, reception history, and summarizes other Lutos³awski compositions for cello. The analysis describes the melody, harmony, rhythm, dynamics, articulation, agogic, texture, and compositional techniques. Sketches of Grave are used for further analysis and comparison. The dissertation also explores connections with other compositions, such as Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande and Lutoslawski's Funeral Music.

Recommended Citation

Reilly, Marta, "Analysis And Performance Suggestions For Witold Lutoslawski's Grave: Metamorphoses For Cello And Piano" (2014). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/271