An Oboe and Oboe d'Amore Concerto from the Cape of Africa:A Biographical and Analytical Perspective

摘要

Due to the lack of quality contemporary concertos for the oboe and, especially, theoboe d'amore, this dissertation presents two works from South African composersthat provide excellent additions to the concerto repertoire. Allan Stephenson wroteConcerto for Oboe and Strings in 1978 and Peter Louis Van Dijk wrote ElegyDance-Elegy in 1984. The outstanding quality and idiomatic nature of theseworks assuages the practical concerns today's oboists have when undertaking acontemporary concerto. Along with their high artistic merit, these concerti areboth audience-friendly and financially feasible to present on an international stage.In addition to briefly examining the post-apartheid musical climate that exists inSouth Africa today, the dissertation thoroughly analyzes the works and includesbiographical background of the composers.