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Title
A Performance Guide to Josh Oxford’s Luminous Mysteries Rosary Sonata: Situating a Commission within Historical, Musical, Narrative, and Technical Contexts, with Violin Part in Semi-Tablature Notation
Description
Josh Oxford wrote the Luminous Mysteries Rosary Sonata in 2022 on commission from the violinist Esther Witherell. The piece continues in the Rosary Sonata tradition begun by Heinrich Biber while also incorporating contemporary composition styles and violin techniques, most notably the use of dynamic scordatura. The formidable challenges involved in realizing the written score make the provision of a performance guide with a semi-tablature notation of the violin part all but essential. This document serves as a guide to future performers of the Luminous Mysteries Rosary Sonata. The paper provides the historical background for its composition, supplies information from the composer regarding Biblical allusions in the piece, and suggests solutions to common technical difficulties. The appendix consists of the semi-tablature violin part with at-pitch notation from the composer and as-fingered notation from the author.
Date Created
2024
Contributors
- Witherell, Esther (Author)
- McLin, Katherine (Thesis advisor)
- Meyer, Jeffery (Committee member)
- Saucier, Catherine (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
102 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.193017
Level of coding
minimal
Cataloging Standards
Note
Partial requirement for: D.M.A., Arizona State University, 2024
Field of study: Performance
System Created
- 2024-04-23 11:27:16
System Modified
- 2024-04-23 11:27:21
- 7 months ago
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