The Analysis and The Interpretation of Stravinsky's Suite Italienne for Violin and Piano

• Main Authors: Chiu, Yu-Wei, 邱于葳
• Other Authors: Tsai, Shih-hao
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/s95quj

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 表演藝術研究所 === 105 === Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) is a creative and influential figure in 20th century music, as a pianist, a conductor, and a composer. His music is various, including piano , instrumental , vocal , chamber music, symphonies and several large establishments, operas, oratorios, ballets and so on. Stravinsky’s early works belong to early Russian style; in his mid-career, he turns to Neoclassicism and to the Serialism in his late works. His compositions are comprehensive, and ever-changing, they not only won international fame but also made a great contribution to modern Russian music. In 1920, Stravinsky composed the ballet ”Pulcinella” with Sergei Diaghilev (1872-1929), the manager of Russian ballet. The work was transcribed as “Suite Italienne” for violin and piano by violinist Samuel Dushkin (1891-1976) and Stravinsky in 1933. The music quoted and adopted by seventeenth century Italian Baroque’s composers, such as Giovanni Pergolesi (1710-1736), Domenico Gallo (1730-1768) and so on. It featured in baroque music style and added a unique language of Stravinsky, formed a kind of retro fun and innovative feeling. This music has become a representative for “neoclassical" style of Stravinsky. First, this interpretation report introduces the life and three periods of musical style of Stravinsky. Second, it also introduces the background of Pulcinella and Suite Italienne, Third, it analyzes the musical form and the piano collaboration on ideas in Suite Italienne, and suggests the way how to practice. Finally, it concludes with the uniqueness and importance of the Suite Italienne in music.