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For more information, please contact [email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH‘S STRING QUARTET NO. 3 IN F MAJOR, OP. 73: A PERFORMER‘S ANALYSIS By RANG HEE KIM A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Music Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2010 The members of the committee approve the treatise of Rang Hee Kim defended on July 1, 2010. __________________________________ Pamela Ryan Professor Directing Treatise __________________________________ Evan Jones University Representative __________________________________ Eliot Chapo Committee Member __________________________________ Alexander Jiménez Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members. ii This treatise is dedicated to the memory of my teacher, Beth Newdome, whose strength of will has been a tremendous inspiration. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like express my profound gratitude and thanks to Dr. Pamela Ryan for her support and guidance in the completion of my treatise. Many thanks to my committee members, Dr. Evan Jones, Professor Eliot Chapo and Dr. Alexander Jiménez, for their time, advice and support. I am also deeply indebted to Katie Geeseman for her time and tireless work in editing my paper, and my oldest and dearest friend, Jayoung Kim for her emotional support, encouragement, and friendship. Finally, I am tremendously grateful to my parents for their endless love and continuous encouragement throughout every moment of my life. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................... vi LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES ............................................................................................ vii ABSTRACT ….. .............................................................................................................................x INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................1 1. DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH ....................................................................................................2 A Brief Biography of Shostakovich .................................................................................2 Shostakovich‘s String Quartets ........................................................................................4 2. A HISTORY OF STRING QUARTET NO. 3 IN F MAJOR, OP. 73 ................................11 Historical Background ...................................................................................................11 Subtitles and Influence of the War Symphonies ............................................................15 3. ANALYTICAL OVERVIEW OF STRING QUARTET NO. 3 IN F MAJOR, OP. 73 ....18 First Movement ..............................................................................................................18 Second Movement .........................................................................................................26 Third Movement ............................................................................................................31 Fourth Movement...........................................................................................................40 Fifth Movement .............................................................................................................48 4. A COMPARISON OF THREE ENSEMBLES’ INTERPRETATIONS ............................59 Historical Background of the Three Ensembles ............................................................59 Comparison ....................................................................................................................62 First Movement ..................................................................................................62 Second Movement .............................................................................................66 Third Movement ................................................................................................68 Fourth Movement...............................................................................................70 Fifth Movement .................................................................................................73 CONCLUSION ...........................................................................................................................76 BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................................................................................................78 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH .....................................................................................................82 v LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 Shostakovich‘s Fifteen String Quartets ..........................................................................7 TABLE 2 Comparison of the Eighth Symphony, Ninth Symphony, and the Third Quartet ........17 TABLE 3 First Movement: Overview ..........................................................................................18 TABLE 4 Second Movement: Overview ......................................................................................26 TABLE 5 Third Movement: Overview .........................................................................................31 TABLE 6 Fourth Movement: Overview .......................................................................................40 TABLE 7 Fourth Movement: Other Thematic Materials .............................................................40 TABLE 8 Fifth Movement: Overview ..........................................................................................49 TABLE 9 Comparison of the Tempo, First Movement ................................................................62 TABLE 10 Comparison of the Tempo, Second Movement .........................................................66 TABLE 11 Comparison of the Tempo, Third Movement .............................................................68 TABLE 12 Comparison of the Tempo, Fourth Movement ............................................................70 TABLE 13 Comparison of the Tempo, Fifth Movement ..............................................................73 vi LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES Example 1.1 Third Quartet: movement 1, mm. 1-10 ....................................................................19 Example 1.2 Third Quartet: movement 1, mm. 1, 8-10 .................................................................19 Example 1.3 Fourth Quartet: movement 3, mm. 1-5 .....................................................................20 Example 1.4 Seventh Quartet: movement 1, mm. 5-10 .................................................................20 Example 1.5 Third Quartet: movement 1, mm. 54-65 ...................................................................21 Example 1.6 Third Quartet: movement 1, mm. 54-55, 56-57 .......................................................21 Example 1.7 Third Quartet: movement 1, mm. 1-10, 54-57 ..........................................................22 Example 1.8 Third Quartet: movement 1, mm. 1-2, 81 ................................................................22 Example 1.9 Third Quartet: movement 1, mm. 81-87 ..................................................................22 Example 1.10 Third Quartet: movement 1, mm. 107-126 ............................................................23 Example 1.11 Third Quartet: movement 1, mm. 169-185 ............................................................24 Example 1.12 Third Quartet: movement 1, mm. 251-end ............................................................25 Example 2.1 Third Quartet: movement 2, mm. 1-14 ....................................................................27 Example 2.2 Third Quartet: movement 2, mm. 1-3, Eighth Symphony: movement 3, mm.1-3 ...27 Example 2.3 Third Quartet: movement 2, mm. 30-41 ..................................................................28 Example 2.4 Third Quartet: movement 2, mm. 60-64 ..................................................................28 Example 2.5 Third Quartet: movement 2, mm. 70-76 ..................................................................29 Example 2.6 Third Quartet: movement 2, mm. 179-end ..............................................................30 Example 3.1 Third Quartet: movement 3, mm. 1-3, Eighth Quartet: movement 2, mm. 1-3, Tenth Symphony: movement 2, mm. 1-3 .................................................................32 Example 3.2 Third Quartet: movement 3, mm. 1-12 .....................................................................34 Example 3.3 Third Quartet: movement 3, mm. 40-48 ...................................................................34 vii Example 3.4 Fourth Quartet: movement 4, mm. 27-32 .................................................................34 Example 3.5 Third Quartet: movement 3, mm. 54-63 ...................................................................35 Example 3.6 Third Quartet: movement 3, mm. 64-69 ...................................................................36 Example 3.7 Third Quartet: movement 3, mm. 83-95 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