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Stretching the string: learning and performing eight pioneering violin studies by Garth Knox (2015)

Diamanda Dramm
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Name: Diamanda La Berge Dramm Main Subject: Classical Violin Research Coaches: Theo Verbey, Garth Knox Title of Research: Stretching the String Research Question: Learning and performing eight pioneering violin studies by Garth Knox Summary of Results: My research project revolves around a brand new set of eight violin etudes using extended techniques by violist Garth Knox. The etudes are based on his Viola Spaces, Contemporary Viola Studies, which were published by Schott in 2009. However, the new violin studies are tailored to the demands of the contemporary violin repertoire. My involvement in the project includes editing, premiering, and recording the videos that will accompany the publication. Two studies have been completed. Ten Fingers is an all-pizzicato piece that I have had the chance to perform many times in 2014. The study trains finger independency, especially in the right hand. Skating, splitting, scratching focuses on sul ponticello and was completed in January 2015. Aside from the technical benefits, this piece also develops the student’s awareness of the harmonic spectrum. While the project was already developing before my Masters started, my interest in doing a research about it came from a desire to investigate the process. This report documents my learning curve, providing me with the vocabulary necessary to teach the studies to other violinists. Biography: Diamanda La Berge Dramm (1991) grew up in Amsterdam, the Netherlands playing the violin since the age of four. Growing up among the leading figures of the Dutch classical, avant-garde and improvisation scene, her own concerts reflect all of these elements. At the age of thirteen, she premiered “Raadsels” by Louis Andriessen in the Concertgebouw for the opening of the Holland Festival 2005 and has gone on to perform as soloist, chamber music player and band member in venues such as Amsterdam’s Bimhuis, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ as well as the Stone (NYC) and Jordan Hall (Boston). She has worked extensively with modern music luminaries such as Christian Wolff, Alvin Lucier, Gunther Schuller, Chaya Czernowin, Garth Knox and George Benjamin. Recent performances include a collaboration in Florence with Georg Friedrich Haas and concerts in Brussels and London with avant-garde rock legend John Cale.
typeresearch exposition
date01/01/2015
published30/05/2015
last modified30/05/2015
statuslimited publication
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urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/82526/105722
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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nameSkating, Splitting, Scratching
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