New Transcription for Cello and Piano of the “Sonata for Violin and Piano” by Uruguayan Composer Hector Tosar, Including a Performance Edition, Analysis, and Biography

Author

Jose Pedro Romero-Ottonello, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeFollow

Degree

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

Department

Cello

Document Type

Dissertation

Abstract

This paper accompanies my transcription for cello and piano of Héctor Alberto Tosar Herrecart’s Sonata for Violin and Piano. It presents a brief study of Tosar's life, documenting his study with various composers in Uruguay and elsewhere, influences on his evolving compositional style, and an analysis of the sonata itself. I examine the manuscripts of other works by Tosar to provide an understanding of his musical language, including his “Serie sinfónica: en cuatro movimientos,” “Sinfonía no. 2 para orquesta de cuerdas,” “Sonatina no. 2. Solitude,” and “Salmo CII: para coro y orquesta.” The purpose of this project is to document Tosar’s style and musical identity as an original and outstanding composer.

Date

4-7-2022

Recommended Citation

Romero-Ottonello, Jose Pedro, "New Transcription for Cello and Piano of the “Sonata for Violin and Piano” by Uruguayan Composer Hector Tosar, Including a Performance Edition, Analysis, and Biography" (2022). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 5804.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/5804

Committee Chair

Parker, Dennis

DOI

10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.5804