| Abstract | The art of chamber music focuses on the collaboration and connection between a small group of musicians. It is my belief that every musician craves intimacy and connection, whether it?s from their audience, or from a fellow artist. Chamber music is arguably one of the most serious kinds of music because of the intimate connections formed by its very function - to connect through music. In fact, it is my belief that the smaller the chamber group the more intimate the connection has to be in order to create a convincing performance. This paper is written in relation to a joint Honors Recital performed by a colleague and I. In my portion of the project, I will begin by providing a brief history of chamber music and duets, and then discuss my collaboration experience with Emily Torkelson, a friend and cellist. I will lastly provide the program notes written for the program and discuss the history of musical elements of the pieces programed. Throughout the paper I will analyze the roles of both the violin and the cello since each composer utilizes the voices of the violin and cello differently, carefully considering the melodic roles, textual variety, dialogue and interaction, balance and blend, expressive techniques, and partnerships of both instruments. |
