Assignment Tma04
Essay Plan
Option 2: Tradition and Dissent in Music: Dmitri Shostakovich.
Introduce topic
• Music of Shostakovich.
• What is a string quartet? http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/classicalmusic101/p/stringquartet.htm
• Where are string quartet’s usually played?
• http://www.eas-musikmanagement.de/index.php/en/biolawrence
• Shostakovich and Russia http://web.mit.edu/jikatz/www/Shostakovich.pdf
Shostakovich’s progress
• Start about his progression in traditional music – use sonata no.2 as this is the best example.
• Explain the three sections it is split into: exposition, expansion and recapitulation.
• Progress into what these three stages are. (Richards 2008)
The voices of the pieces and deviation from the tradition of string quartets.
• Dominant voice of the pieces i.e. violin
• Refer back to classical string quartets and how they work with one another
• Quartet no.3 is an example of the dissent from traditional quartets
• Each instrument is balanced equally and takes the melody. (Richards, 2008)
Scherzo, scherzi and 3 time
• Generally the third movement of a string quartet is either a scherzo or a minuet and trio.
• Explanation of traditional third movements : gentler section and 3 time.
• Shostakovich’s dissent from traditional third movement and “melancholy and irony” quote from Richards, 2008.
• Second scherzo and what the impact made to the finale of the piece. (Richards, 2008)
Conclusion
• Modernisation and dissent and the creation of a unique sound.
• Draw back to personal and political situations at the time.
Option 2: Tradition and Dissent in Music: Dmitri Shostakovich.
The music of Shostakovich provides a fascinating outlook on tradition and dissent in music. His compositions, especially the string quartets, offer examples of both devotion to and dissent from classical musical
Option 2: Tradition and Dissent in Music: Dmitri Shostakovich.
Introduce topic
• Music of Shostakovich.
• What is a string quartet? http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/classicalmusic101/p/stringquartet.htm
• Where are string quartet’s usually played?
• http://www.eas-musikmanagement.de/index.php/en/biolawrence
• Shostakovich and Russia http://web.mit.edu/jikatz/www/Shostakovich.pdf
Shostakovich’s progress
• Start about his progression in traditional music – use sonata no.2 as this is the best example.
• Explain the three sections it is split into: exposition, expansion and recapitulation.
• Progress into what these three stages are. (Richards 2008)
The voices of the pieces and deviation from the tradition of string quartets.
• Dominant voice of the pieces i.e. violin
• Refer back to classical string quartets and how they work with one another
• Quartet no.3 is an example of the dissent from traditional quartets
• Each instrument is balanced equally and takes the melody. (Richards, 2008)
Scherzo, scherzi and 3 time
• Generally the third movement of a string quartet is either a scherzo or a minuet and trio.
• Explanation of traditional third movements : gentler section and 3 time.
• Shostakovich’s dissent from traditional third movement and “melancholy and irony” quote from Richards, 2008.
• Second scherzo and what the impact made to the finale of the piece. (Richards, 2008)
Conclusion
• Modernisation and dissent and the creation of a unique sound.
• Draw back to personal and political situations at the time.
Option 2: Tradition and Dissent in Music: Dmitri Shostakovich.
The music of Shostakovich provides a fascinating outlook on tradition and dissent in music. His compositions, especially the string quartets, offer examples of both devotion to and dissent from classical musical
Bibliography: St Lawrence String Quartet. [online] Available at: http://www.eas-musikmanagement.de/index.php/en/biolawrence [Accessed 02/06/12] Katz, J. (2003) Shostakovich and the Soviet State (ed.2006) University of Massachusetts Amherst [online] Available at: http://web.mit.edu/jikatz/www/Shostakovich.pdf [Accessed 06/06/12]