University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Student Research, Creative Activity, and Music, School of Performance - School of Music Spring 4-23-2015 The volutE ion of the Cello Endpin and Its Effect on Technique and Repertoire William Braun University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/musicstudent Part of the Musicology Commons, Music Performance Commons, and the Music Practice Commons Braun, William, "The vE olution of the Cello Endpin and Its Effect on Technique and Repertoire" (2015). Student Research, Creative Activity, and Performance - School of Music. 90. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/musicstudent/90 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Music, School of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Research, Creative Activity, and Performance - School of Music by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. THE EVOLUTION OF THE CELLO ENDPIN AND ITS EFFECT ON TECHNIQUE AND REPERTOIRE by William E. Braun A DOCTORAL DOCUMENT Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts Major: Music Under the Supervision of Professor Gregory Beaver Lincoln, Nebraska May, 2015 THE EVOLUTION OF THE CELLO ENDPIN AND ITS EFFECT ON TECHNIQUE AND REPERTOIRE William E. Braun, D.M.A. University of Nebraska, 2015 Advisor: Gregory Beaver This document investigates how the concept of a lifting device has evolved into the modern endpin that is a now a standard part of the cello.