Date of Award
2011
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department
Music
First Advisor
Lilianne Doukhan
Second Advisor
Chi Yong Yun
Abstract
The ultimate duty of a performing musician is to share a transcendental experience of aural artwork with society. Before doing so, the musician is obligated to conduct thorough research on the cultural, historical, and artistic components of the repertoire in order to create a holistic picture that can then be used to shape a convincing and thoughtful interpretation. My study explores and analyzes the creative tools and analytical methods involved in musical interpretation as applied to my own personal interpretation of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition through public performance. My goal is to validate the multifaceted benefits that research contributes to this work of aural art as well as highlight the duty of the performing musician.
Recommended Citation
Hong, Denny, "The Important Role and Benefits of Academic Research in Musical Interpretation: An Application to the Performance Study of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition" (2011). Honors Theses. 10.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/10/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors/10
Subject Area
Music--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.), Musicology.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/10/
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