Power of the Flute’s Delicacy in Transcription Music masterpiece : means of expression in the transcription and arrangement of Violin Sonata No. 1 in…

2018

Master's Thesis Music Performance, Western Classical Music MUK501 - University of Agder 2018 This thesis presents the performer’s and arranger’s perspective on music transcribed for flute. I find it incredibly important to explore the topic of flute transcriptions as it is a common practice all over the world to perform music that is not originally written for a particular instrument. The main goal of my investigation is an examination of means of expression of an original piece and its transcription which are undoubtedly various regarding the flute and violin that come from different instrument families. As a starting point of my research I began with choosing the musical piece for transcr…