The Use of Traditional Folk Music in Andy Teirstein's Maramures Violin Concerto and Restless Nation String Quartet

• Other Authors: Berindean, Mihai Razvan (authoraut)
• Format: Others
• Language: English; English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: Music
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_2016SP_Berindean_fsu_0071E_13148

Andy Teirstein (b. 1957 in New York, NY) is a composer, performer, and producer who is passionate about the characteristics of folk music found at the root of different cultures around the world. Intrigued by the compositional style and folk song collection of Béla Bartók, Teirstein followed the same formula used by Béla Bartók to achieve many successful compositions. Teirstein traveled to Maramureş County in Romania and collected many traditional Eastern European tunes. During a trip around the United States, Teirstein composed a string quartet on American folk tunes. The use of these traditional folk tunes in these two compositions, Maramures and Restless Nation, are analyzed in this treatise. Maramures, a concerto for viola and orchestra was written in 1997 (rev 2008), and the string quartet Restless Nation was composed in 2010. This treatise will present Teirstein's approach to folk music from different parts of the world. It is important to study these pieces, bringing Teirstein's music to wider audiences of performers and listeners, and keeping folk music alive and accessible to the world. The methodology and procedures for analyzing Teirstein's pieces are performances of the works; formal analysis of rhythmic, melodic, and modal features, as well as an interview with the composer. === A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Music. === Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2016. === April 6, 2016. === folk, Maramures, restless nation, Teirstein, Viola concerto === Includes bibliographical references. === Pamela L. Ryan, Professor Directing Dissertation; James R. Mathes, Committee Member; Benjamin Sung, Committee Member; Gregory D. Sauer, Committee Member; , .