From the soundpost to the scroll. New perspectives in the timbre and technique of the violoncello

This article studies the change in the timbre and the playing techniques within the solo cello repertoire from the 20th century onward. Timbre as a complex sound element started to be more explored and to become more important in the solo cello literature in the beginning of the 20th century. However, this exploration was fully developed around 1950’s when timbre is considered a crucial feature within the repertoire. First of all let us analyze the New Timbral Explorations in the cello and their influence in the solo cello and cello with electronic media repertoire in the 20th and 21st century. After this analysis, let us look how the paradigm shift in the timbre within the 20th and 21st centuries’ solo cello repertoire is related to two main facts that have evolved simultaneously during such periods: The development of the so called Extended Playing Techniques and the emergence of diverse musical trends

• Autores: Castrillón Arcila, Sergio Andrés
• Fecha de publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad EAFIT
• Repositorio: Repositorio EAFIT
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/16110
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10784/16110
• Palabra clave: Timbre; timbral explorations; extended techniques; cello solo; 20th century music; Timbre; exploraciones tímbricas; técnicas extendidas; violonchelo solo; m´úsica del siglo XX
• License: Copyright © 2019 Sergio Andrés Castrillón Arcila