A concertmaster, as the musician that comes second to the conductor in an orchestra, has
a very important role in the functioning and the success of that orchestra. The number of
printed academic resources about concertmastership in our country is quite scarce. The
aim of this article is to provide a useful resource for performers on concertmastership duty
and in relation, the violin solos in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade Symphonic Suite.
Literature review on this subject included the detailed examination of the articles, books
and written sources on the internet. The history of concertmastership and the duties of the
concertmaster were discussed; information on Rimsky-Korsakov’s life and Scheherazade
Symphonic Suite were given. Ideas and suggestions on fingering, bow selection and
musical expression were presented on the violin solos of Scheherazade, which is one
of the most important works for a concertmaster within the orchestral repertoire. As a
result of this study, concertmaster’s duties, as playing the violin solos in the work to be
performed, conveying the musical ideas of the conductor to the orchestra, writing the
fingerings and the bows for the string sections and coordinating the working arrangement
of the orchestra were determined. The performance of the violin solos, which is one of the
most important of these duties, requires great mastery on the instrument and the work to
be performed. Trying out various alternatives for the performance of the Scheherazade
violin solos will help a concertmaster reach the desired sonority.
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Bölüm | Özgün Makale |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 15 Haziran 2017 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 15 Mart 2017 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2017 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 1 |