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How a Schenkerian Analysis May Inform the Interpretation And HOW A SCHENKERIAN ANALYSIS MAY INFORM THE INTERPRETATION AND PERFORMANCE OF J. S. BACH’S LUTE MUSIC ON THE GUITAR USING SELECTIVE MOVEMENTS OF BACH LUTE SUITE NO. 4 IN E MAJOR (BWV1006A) AS A DEMONSTRATION Zhi Li, B.A., M.A. Dissertation Prepared for the Degree of DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS December 2020 APPROVED: Thomas Johnson, Major Professor Timothy Jackson, Co-major Professor Diego Cubero, Committee Member John Holt, Chair of the Division of Instrumental Studies Jaymee Haefner, Director of Graduate Studies in the College of Music John W. Richmond, Dean of the College of Music Victor Prybutok, Dean of the Toulouse Graduate School Li, Zhi. How a Schenkerian Analysis May Inform the Interpretation and Performance of J. S. Bach’s Lute Music on the Guitar Using Selective Movements of Bach Lute Suite No. 4 in E Major (BWV1006A) as a Demonstration. Doctor of Musical Arts (Performance), December 2020, 103 pp., 59 musical examples, 1 appendix, bibliography, 51 titles. Continuing the discussion of interpreting J. S. Bach’s lute music on the guitar, this dissertation seeks to demonstrate that Schenkerian analysis can assist the modern classical guitarist to better understand Bach’s music. In particular, the Schenkerian approach provides an important methodology for studying Bach’s music in depth, and then guiding performance practice on the guitar. Although there are many books and articles about transcribing, interpreting and performing Bach’s music on the guitar, they do not apply Schenkerian analysis to guitar performance. This research will fill in the lacuna in this field, while promoting music scholarship and enhancing the performance practice of classical guitarists. Copyright 2020 by Zhi Li ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES ............................................................................................ v CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Purpose of the Dissertation ................................................................................ 1 1.2 State of Research................................................................................................ 2 1.3 Method of Analysis ............................................................................................ 4 CHAPTER 2. ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE GUIDE (USING SELEVTIVE MOVEMENTS OF J.S.BACH’S LUTE SUITE NO.4, BWV1006A) ....................................... 6 2.1 An Overview of BWV 1006a ............................................................................. 6 2.2 Prelude ............................................................................................................... 7 2.2.1 Analysis.................................................................................................. 7 2.2.2 Performance Guide .............................................................................. 15 2.3 Loure ................................................................................................................ 21 2.3.1 Analysis................................................................................................ 21 2.3.2 Performance Guide .............................................................................. 26 2.4 Gavotte en Rondeau ......................................................................................... 31 2.4.1 Analysis................................................................................................ 31 2.4.2 Performance Guide .............................................................................. 38 2.5 Summary .......................................................................................................... 44 CHAPTER 3. CONCLUSION................................................................................................. 48 APPENDIX: ANNOTATED SCORE AND GRAPH (BWV1006A) ...................................... 49 Prelude ......................................................................................................................... 50 Annotated Score ............................................................................................... 50 Graph................................................................................................................ 67 Loure ............................................................................................................................ 79 Annotated Score ............................................................................................... 79 Graph................................................................................................................ 82 Gavotte en Rondeau ..................................................................................................... 84 Annotated Score ............................................................................................... 84 iii Graph................................................................................................................ 92 BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................. 100 iv LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES Page Example 1: Prelude, background sketches, mm. 1-130............................................................. 8 Example 2: Prelude, middleground sketches, mm. 17-29. ........................................................ 8 Example 3: Prelude, middleground sketches, mm. 67-79. ........................................................ 9 Example 4: Prelude, 5-6 exchange, mm. 1-59. .......................................................................... 9 Example 5: Prelude, foreground sketches, mm. 1-14. ............................................................. 10 Example 6: Prelude, foreground sketches, mm. 15-33. ........................................................... 10 Example 7: Prelude, annotated score, mm. 1-4. ...................................................................... 11 Example 8: Prelude, annotated score, mm. 117-124. .............................................................. 11 Example 9: Prelude, annotated score, mm. 9-16. .................................................................... 12 Example 10: Prelude, annotated score, mm. 41-48. ................................................................ 12 Example 11: Prelude, annotated score, mm. 29-32. ................................................................ 14 Example 12: Prelude, annotated score, mm. 33-36. ................................................................ 14 Example 13: Prelude, autograph, mm. 1-16. ........................................................................... 16 Example 14: Prelude, mm. 1-16. ............................................................................................. 17 Example 15: Prelude, mm. 27-29. ......................................................................................... 18 Example 16: Prelude, mm. 29-31. ........................................................................................... 19 Example 17: Prelude, foreground sketches, mm. 129-130. ..................................................... 20 Example 18: Prelude, mm. 128-130. ....................................................................................... 20 Example 19: Loure, background graph, mm. 1-24. ................................................................. 21 Example 20: Loure, middleground graph, A section. .............................................................. 22 Example 21: Loure, foreground graph, A section.................................................................... 22 Example 22: Loure, annotated score, mm. 1-9. ....................................................................... 23 Example 23: Loure, foreground graph, B section. ................................................................... 24 v Example 24: Loure, annotated score, mm. 10-19. ................................................................... 25 Example 25: Loure, mm. 1-4. .................................................................................................. 25 Example 26: Loure, mm. 5-7. .................................................................................................. 26 Example 27: Loure, mm. 1-4. .................................................................................................. 27 Example 28: Loure, mm. 10-11. .............................................................................................. 27 Example 29: Loure, m. 15 and m. 20. ...................................................................................... 28 Example 30: Loure, mm. 22-24. .............................................................................................. 28 Example 31: Loure, mm. 5-8. .................................................................................................. 29 Example 32: Loure, mm. 3-4. .................................................................................................. 30 Example 33: Loure, mm. 1-3. .................................................................................................. 31 Example 34: Gavotte en Rondeau, background sketches, mm. 1-100..................................... 32 Example 35: Gavotte en Rondeau, mm. 1-8. ........................................................................... 33 Example 36: Gavotte en Rondeau, middleground sketches, mm. 1-8. .................................... 33 Example 37: Gavotte
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