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Roxburgh, John David 2013-08-14T22:35:15Z 2013-08-14T22:35:15Z 2013 http://hdl.handle.net/10179/4735 Q112901390 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112901390 Discs containing sound files of recording examples, and video clips of recitals available with the hard copy. This paper is an examination of Shostakovich’s Viola Sonata, op. 147, for developing a stylistically informed performance practice. It is divided into three parts: The first is an investigation of symbolism present within the work itself; the second a comparative analysis of recordings; and the third a discussion of how the author uses these approaches to make performance decisions. The first aspect looks to the score itself to identify quotations of and allusions to other works, and considers the reasoning for this. The second analyses string choice and tempo of recordings to consider how these might reflect symbolic considerations. The third part discusses specific performance decisions, and the reasons on which they are based. en Massey University The Author Shostakovich, Dmitrǐi Dmitrievich Viola Sonata, op. 147 Approaches to the performance of musical and extra-musical references in Shostakovich's Viola Sonata : exegesis submitted to Massey University and Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Musical Arts in Performance, New Zealand School of Music Thesis Performance New Zealand School of Music Masters Master of Musical Arts (M.M.A.) Roxburgh, John David open.access