A Study of Zoltán Kodály''s Sonata for Unaccompanied Violoncello, Op.8

• Main Authors: Ya-han Chu, 朱亞涵
• Other Authors: Min-Yuan Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6n5tp3

碩士 === 國立中山大學 === 音樂學系研究所 === 102 === The twentieth century was a period of non-stop innovation for western music. During that time Hungary also broke free of communism. It was because of under these circumstances which helped Kodaly developed his own style. Sonata for Unaccompanied Cello, Op. 8 in 1915 is one of Zoltán Kodály’s (1882-1967) earlier works. It contains influences of polyphonic style music from Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Johann Sebastian Bach as well as the inflections and nuances of Debussy and Hungarian folk music. The article will focus on different perspectives of Kodály’s Sonata for Unaccompanied Cello, Op.8. It first gives a brief summary of Kodaly’s historical background. Then it discusses the details and differences in tonality and modulation that has been used in this piece. Finally, the article will discuss performance technique focusing on both hands and preparation practices. The writer wants to assist the reader whoever plays this piece in the future can easy to overcome any predicament in the music. Aside from technical aspects that Kodaly used, the author hopes the reader will understand the connotation and messages Kodály tried to embody in Sonata for Unaccompanied Cello, Op. 8.