A STUDY OF THE ELGAR 'CELLO cONC=RTO Presented by Martha MeCrory To fulfill the dissertation requirement for the degree of Master of Music Department of sic Literature Zastman School of Music of the University of Rochester May, 1944AC NC’ LTDOMENT S ‘The writer wishes to express her sincere appreciation and gratitude to Mr. Harold Gleason, her advicor, and to Mr. Burrill Phillips, for their asslatance in the preparation of this thesis.NE The Elgar Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in E minor, Opus 85, was completed in the summer of 1919. It is one of the more important concertos in the cello literature even though it is not performed very frequently. Althouch much has been written of “lear himself, there 18 no detailed analysis of the cello concerto. An analysis of @lgar's harmonic style has been made by Mary Dann in her thesis, Harmonie Technique of Elcar. It is the purpose of this dis- sertation to make a complete study and analysis of the concerto mainly from the standpoint of the performer. The introductory chapter is a brief setch of lvar's life. Chapter II 1s an analysis of the concerto from four points of view: 21) Form 2) Treatment of Thematic Material Rhythm 4) Relation of the orchestra to the solo part Chapter III deals with a critical analysis of the concerto and technical devices found in the solo part. a4 4