In defense of arrangement

Authors

  • Anthony Scelba Kean University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2001.57721

Keywords:

music arrangement, transcription, double bass, chamber music, language, translation, post-modernism

Abstract

This article discusses and calls for a change in attitude regarding musical arrangements, particularly those of chamber music, which are needed to provide the double bass and some other neglected instruments with a significant literature for both pedagogical and performance purposes. This article finally aims at elevating transcriptions again to standard repertory status.

Author Biography

  • Anthony Scelba , Kean University

    is Associate Professor in the Music Department of Kean University, New Jersey, USA. He holds three degrees from the Manhattan School of Music in New York and was the first person to be awarded a doctorate in double bass from the Juilliard School. For 10 years he was Principal Double Bassist of the New Jersey Symphony; he continues to perform widely as soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. He is the founder of the Yardarm Trio. Dr. Scelba was a 1983-84 winner of the Fulbright Performing Artist Award for Seoul, Korea, and subsequently gave masterclasses in Beijing and Shanghai, China. In 1998 he was named “Musician of the Year” by the Musicians Guild of Essex and Morris Counties. A published writer and composer, Dr. Scelba is the founder and Director of the Affiliate Artist Program at Kean which sponsors many of his chamber music performances.

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2001-01-01

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No. 03 (2001): General Topics

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“In Defense of Arrangement”. 2001. Per Musi, no. 03 (January): 17-26. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2001.57721.

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