The secrets of Jascha Heifetz's playing style as revealed through his editing of works by Walton, Korngold, and Waxman.
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Title
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The secrets of Jascha Heifetz's playing style as revealed through his editing of works by Walton, Korngold, and Waxman.
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Identifier
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AAI9986383
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identifier
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9986383
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Creator
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Takeda, Mioi.
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Contributor
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Adviser: John Graziano
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Date
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2000
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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
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Abstract
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Editorial emendations and other modifications by Jascha Heifetz of violin compositions by William Walton, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Franz Waxman are discussed. This detailed examination of the great violinist's modfication of preexisting works (Korngold, Waxman) and works in progress (Walton) indicates how Heifetz, both as an editor and performer, left his mark on these works. Such a study contributes to a better understanding of the artist's artistry.;There are five chapters. The first is a brief historical survey of the relationship between composers and performers; this describes Heifetz as compositional collaborator. Short analyses of three compositions, violin concertos by Walton and Korngold, and Franz Waxman's Carmen Fantasy based on the composers' analytical notes, are given in the next chapter. These analyses help to promote a better understanding of the structures of those compositions, and above all Heifetz's changes.;We are able to see the performer, during the editorial process, in a role which today is often seen as detached from composition. Heifetz's editorial changes, including bowings, notes, rhythm, slides, fingerings, and dynamics, are discussed in the third, fourth and fifth chapters.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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D.M.A.
