The triple oboe concerto by Theodor von Schacht (1748--1823): A critical edition with notes on performance practice, an analysis based on the theories of Heinrich Christoph Koch, and an account of the musical establishment at the court of Thurn und Taxis
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Title
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The triple oboe concerto by Theodor von Schacht (1748--1823): A critical edition with notes on performance practice, an analysis based on the theories of Heinrich Christoph Koch, and an account of the musical establishment at the court of Thurn und Taxis
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:f30286810613:11138
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identifier
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11354
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Creator
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Frisch, John A.,
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Contributor
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Bruce C. MacIntyre
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Date
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2011
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Music | Concertante | Concerto | Giovanni Palestrini | Heinrich Christoph Koch | Oboe | Theodor von Schacht
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Abstract
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Baron Theodor von Schacht (1748--1823), who from 1773 to 1805 oversaw the music program for the Thurn und Taxis court based in Regensburg, composed numerous concertos and concertantes for woodwinds, including a work for three solo oboes, his "Concertante a Tre Oboi Principale." Written ca. 1790, the autograph manuscript of this work is housed in the Furst Thurn und Taxis Hofbibliothek as "D-Rtt Schacht 46," and its RISM ID/AN is 450.010.951.;This dissertation sets the work in context with a brief history of the court and a more extensive account of its musical establishment drawn from contemporaneous accounts (memoirs, surviving rosters, and lexicon entries), including profiles of many of its illustrious musicians (especially the principal oboist Giovanni Palestrini, 1744--1823). Schacht's autograph score and the editorial principles for the critical edition are described. The critical edition is supported by detailed and illustrated appendixes that expose the editorial process. Additionally, performance matters concerning period practice are addressed, including proclivities of the classical hautboy and archaic notational and interpretive practices. Because the structure of the work is complex and Schacht's compositional style exemplifies many of the phrasal expansion techniques described by the theorist Heinrich Christoph Koch (1749--1816), detailed analyses of the work's three movements are provided in light of Koch's theories to provide guidance for performing this triple concerto. This work is exceptional by virtue of Schacht's prolific melodic invention and virtuosic use of compounding techniques.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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D.M.A.
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Program
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Music
