The instrumental concerti of Samuel Barber: the Composer-Performer Relationship

Authors

  • Ovidiu Marinescu West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA

Keywords:

Samuel Barber, Concerto for Violin op. 14, Concerto for Violoncello op 22, Concerto for Piano op. 38, Iso Briselli, Raya Garbousova, John Browning

Abstract

Samuel Barber’s instrumental music is idiomatic in its writing, shows mastery of the form, and displays a fine balance between virtuosity and lyricism. The concerti for violin, cello, and piano were composed with specific performers in mind, and they show a clear influence exerted by those performers. Barber closely worked with the artists while composing the concerti, especially the cello and the piano ones, and made changes in all of them to suit specific requests.

Author Biography

Ovidiu Marinescu, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA

Assistant Professor

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Published

2010-10-12

Issue

Vol. 3(52) (2010)

Section

ART STUDIES

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Copyright (c) 2010 Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov. Series VIII: Performing Arts

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