Carl Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto, Op.57

context, analysis and performance

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Carl Nielsen, Clarinet concerto, Music analysis and interpretation

Abstract

Composed in 1928, Carl Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto, Op.57 became a fundamental work in the twentieth-century clarinet literature. This study discusses some of the work’s performance aspects by means of examining its context related to its composer and compositional procedures. The discrepancies between the Sanfundet edition and the composer’s manuscripts are observed. Analysis aspects of the work support the discussion about its initial reception and its role in the clarinet literature.

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Author Biography

Vinicius de Sousa Fraga, Federal University of the Bahia (UFBA) (Brazil)

Graduated in Clarinet Performance at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria-RS (UFSM) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Guilherme Sampaio Garbosa and Master in Performance - Clarinet at Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Pedro Robatto. His dissertation discussed aspects of the interpretation of Cláudio Santoro's Fantasia Sul América for solo clarinet. Currently, he is a doctoral student in Music Performance at the same institution.

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Published

2013-06-13

How to Cite

Fraga, Vinicius de Sousa. 2013. “Carl Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto, Op.57: Context, Analysis and Performance”. Per Musi, no. 27 (June):1-18. https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/permusi/article/view/39873.

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