The Russian trumpet sonata: A study of selected representative sonatas for trumpet and piano with an historical overview of the Russian trumpet school, together with three recitals of selected works by Viviani, Chaynes, Boehme, and others.

摘要

The twentieth century was marked by a renaissance in the use of the trumpet as a solo and chamber instrument. The genre of the sonata for trumpet and piano holds an important place in the modern trumpet repertoire. However, Russian trumpet sonatas, with the exception of the Sonata for Trumpet and Piano by Vladislav Agafonnikov published in Germany by McNaughtan in 1990, have remained a relatively neglected part of the larger trumpet repertory.; This paper makes an attempt to fill in the gap considering the genre of the trumpet sonata by Russian composers in the second half of the twentieth century. Focusing on compositions of Nikolai Platonov and Vladislav Agafonnikov, aspects of style, form, and compositional techniques, as well as specifics of performance practice, will be investigated.; The musical traditions and the pedagogical history of the Russian school of trumpet playing will be traced back to the middle of the 19th century.; The author will compile a list of all known Russian trumpet sonatas as complete as existing sources permit. Russian language musical resources will provide information never before translated to English.; This study constitutes the first of its type to deal with the subject and will serve to enlighten Western musicians with regard to a previously little-known aspect of the modern-day trumpet repertoire.