Performing Contemporary Cello Music: Defining the Interpretative Space

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This practice research seeks to investigate the question of interpretation and technique in performance of contemporary music as part of an integrated domain that I define as interpretative space. Taking as case studies the three compositions for solo cello: Nomos alpha by Iannis Xenakis (1966), Parjanya-Vata (1981) by James Dillon and Invisibility (2009) by Liza Lim, I dedicate a chapter to each work to explore their characteristics from multiple perspectives, including specific techniques, sound and performance, gained from my study and experience of performing and recording these works.
The analysis of Nomos alpha’s combinatorial techniques is contextualised by the references to the traditional cello method (40 Studies Hohe Schule des Violoncello-Spiels, Op.73 by David Popper), which is re-considered from the viewpoint of transitions within and between the patterns – as a refined approach for integrating elasticity of movements in both hands with musical timing (rubato). The contemporary studies (Pro musica nova: Studien zum Spielen Neuer Musik, edited by Siegfried Palm, 1985) for mastering extended techniques are also included in discussion in relation to the technical tools in the selected pieces, and for highlighting the continuity in the development of the expressive capacity of the cello.
The interdisciplinary aspect of the three compositions constitutes a substantial part in defining the interpretative space in my research. The richness of extra-musical and multi-cultural references as well as non-classical musical influences, in Parjanya-Vata and Invisibility, is explored as a compositional philosophy embodied in the works and in relation to the expressive devices employed by Dillon and Lim.
In the course of my practice research I discovered new and re-affirmed and expanded the previously formed ideas linking the multiple threads within a complex domain. I elucidated the elements involved in this process – defining their functions through live performance, recording and research – in developing the concept of the interpretative space as a singular approach to performing contemporary cello music.

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Supervisors:	Spencer, Michael and Allis, Michael
Keywords:	contemporary music, cello technique, extended techniques, interpretation, Iannis Xenakis, James Dillon, Liza Lim, music for solo cello, Nomos alpha, Parjanya-Vata, Invisibility, David Popper, 40 Etudes High School of Cello Playing op. 73, new virtuosity, Siegfried Palm
Awarding institution:	University of Leeds
Academic Units:	The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Music (Leeds)
Identification Number/EthosID:	uk.bl.ethos.826671
Depositing User:	Ms Alfia Nakipbekova
Date Deposited:	11 Mar 2021 13:25
Last Modified:	11 Feb 2023 10:54
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:etheses.whiterose.ac.uk:28256

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