Academic literature on the topic 'Piano accompaniment'

This thesis explores the phenomenon of the piano accompanist in Western art duo chamber ensembles, specifically the solo–accompaniment medium. Following a critical examination of relevant literature by practitioners and researchers where changing socio-cultural attitudes towards accompanists are discussed along with related issues about accompaniment and ensemble playing more broadly, two empirical studies are reported. These enquiries aim to investigate the expectations of contemporary professional soloists and pianists about accompanists as well as to explore the skills and roles exhibited by pianists working in the solo–accompaniment duo context, which have yet to be systematically evaluated. Both studies adopt qualitative methodology with interpretative phenomenological analysis, the first comprising interviews with twenty professional musicians, the second involving case study observation of rehearsals and performances using video recalls with three accompanists and three soloists working in different combinations. The data provided insight into the range of musical and other expectations articulated by professional musicians about piano accompanists as well as the nature of the skills and roles involved in achieving ensemble, interpreting soloists’ intentions, dealing with unexpected incidents, achieving balance and communicating with soloists. A novel conceptual framework about accompaniment practice is constructed based upon the data from the two studies as well as the relevant literature which articulates musico-functional and socio-emotional aspects of accompaniment practice.

Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of North Texas, 2002.<br>Accompanied by 4 recitals, recorded Apr. 26, 1999, Apr. 17, 2000, Mar. 19, 2001, and Apr. 17, 2002. Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-86).

This practice-led project investigates the crafting of approaches to solo jazz piano performance. Through a study and application of assimilation techniques derived from a range of different music styles, a series of self-accompaniments were devised. In addition, the process of developing improvisational facility over these accompaniment patterns was documented. Although performing solo requires a different approach to ensemble work, jazz pianists are commonly only trained in ensemble practices, rendering the solo setting a potentially overwhelming challenge. In order to move away from ensemble-based methods, the project sought to develop pianistic techniques and exercises that provide an independent approach in solo performance. Techniques such as ‘splitting’ the pianist’s hands to achieve multiple voices, voice-leading, ostinato, and rhythmic focus were explored as methods to develop independent solo performance. The project follows two trajectories. The first was to develop self-accompaniment patterns for solo jazz piano, an area explored by assimilating techniques outside of the jazz idiom into a solo jazz piano context. These techniques were developed within compositions and arrangements. The second was an examination of the practice processes engaged when performing these techniques, including the development of rhythmic coordination to facilitate improvisation over the composed accompaniment patterns. The outcome is an exploration of different approaches to developing confidence and aptitude in solo jazz piano performance. As well as the creation of accompaniment patterns for solo jazz piano performance, outcomes of this project include a greater descriptive understanding of the process of assimilating performance techniques onto the piano, and developing an improvisational approach over ostinato accompaniment figures. The scores, as well as recorded performances featuring improvisations over the composed accompaniments, are included with the exegesis.

L'horloge de flore (The Flower Clock or Flora's Clock) by Jean Françaix was commissioned by John de Lancie, former principal oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1957. It was completed in 1959 and premiered by Mr. de Lancie and the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1961. Since that time, it has become a staple of the 20th century oboe concerto repertoire. The current piano reduction of Jean Françaix's L'horloge de Flore consists of the full orchestral score in piano score format. Since it has been only minimally edited, it is an extremely difficult accompaniment for a single pianist. Collaborative pianists must make decisions concerning which pitch material to incorporate into an accompaniment. Many oboists have expressed the need for a revised piano accompaniment to make the piece more accessible to pianists and, thus, enable the concerto to be studied and performed more frequently by oboists. The purpose of this document is to further facilitate performance of this work in a recital setting by both professional and student oboists and to encourage student oboists to study the work by revising the piano reduction. In order to do so, it will be necessary to provide commentary and background on similar oboe works by Jean Françaix, provide a theoretical analysis of L'horloge de Flore, offer performance suggestions of the work for the oboist, clearly discuss transcriptional decisions in the revised piano reduction, and create a practical, two-hand piano accompaniment.

Orientadores: Mauricy Matos Martin, Luiz Ricardo Basso Ballestero<br>Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes<br>Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-23T12:51:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva_NathaliaYuriKatoda_M.pdf: 44739470 bytes, checksum: 341b345c4ba9381f95f3676a9d512ad1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013<br>Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho é abordar o desenvolvimento técnico-artístico do pianista através do gênero da canção de câmara romântica. Para isso, a metodologia utilizada foi a seleção de parte do repertório de Lied organizada de acordo com as dificuldades técnicas. Durante o trabalho, são sugeridas soluções para as dificuldades apontadas baseadas em princípios da Escola pianística de Dorothy Taubman. Neste trabalho, também são abordadas qualidades e habilidades artísticas baseadas na acepção de Martin Katz. Ao final do trabalho, pôde-se observar que as canções de câmara apresentam diversas dificuldades técnico-artísticas, demonstrando-se que é possível se desenvolver pianisticamente também através de outro repertório que não seja o solístico<br>Abstract: The objective of this work is to address the pianist's technical-artistic development through the genre of the romantic Lied. For this, the methodology used was the selection of examples from the Lied repertoire organized according to pianistic difficulties. Solutions to the difficulties found are suggested based on principles of Dorothy Taubman's Approach. In this work, artistic qualities and abilities demanded from the pianists are discussed using the writings of Martin Katz. As a conclusion, it was observed that the songs have various technical and artistic difficulties, thus, demonstrating that it is possible to develop as a pianist through other than the solo repertoire<br>Mestrado<br>Praticas Interpretativas<br>Mestra em Música

Orientador: Antonio Rafael Carvalho dos Santos<br>Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes<br>Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-08T14:40:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GarottiJunior_JetherBenevides_M.pdf: 5448369 bytes, checksum: bca435d86d6e616b6b91d4ad580f91d9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007<br>Resumo: A presente dissertação tem por propósito investigar os elementos constituintes da elaboração do acompanhamento pianístico na música popular brasileira na segunda metade do século XX, através de análises de entrevistas e de peças de piano e voz, transcritas de gravações feitas pela cantora Leny Andrade com os pianistas César Camargo Mariano, Cristóvão Bastos e com Gilson Peranzzeta. Partindo do próprio conceito de acompanhamento, de sua definição e exemplificação no cenário musical, esta pesquisa procura mostrar também seus desdobramentos no mercado de trabalho ¿ como a definição e atuação do termo ideman nos dias de hoje. Aspectos comportamentais são também analisados aqui e colocados frente à prática do acompanhamento pianístico e de seus praticantes, na medida em que todos acionam processos simultâneos de influência e respeito mútuos. Dessa forma, as conclusões desta pesquisa servirão para descrever de maneira mais detalhada e minuciosa todo o processo que envolve essa atividade musical, tão interiorizada1 para muitos que a praticam e, ao mesmo tempo, tão superficialmente compreendida por outros que tentam praticá-la<br>Abstract: The main purpose of the present dissertation is to investigate the elements that constitute the development of pianistic accompaniment in Brazilian popular music in the second half of the twentieth century. This will be carried out through the analysis of interviews and pieces for piano and voice, transcribed from recordings made by female singer Leny Andrade with pianists César Camargo Mariano, Cristóvão Bastos, and Gilson Peranzzeta. Based on the concept of accompaniment and its definition and exemplification in the music scene, this study aims also to show its extensions in the labor market ¿ like the definition for the term ¿sideman¿ and the sideman¿s present role. Behavioral aspects are also analyzed and applied to the practice of pianistic accompaniment and its performers, as all carry out simultaneous processes of mutual influence and respect. Therefore, the conclusions drawn from this study will help describe in more detail and more thoroughly the whole process envolved in this musical pursuit, which for many performers is so internalized, albeit so superficially understood by others who attempt to accomplish it<br>Mestrado<br>Fundamentos Teoricos<br>Mestre em Música

This study explores text and music relations in Canadian composer Violet Archer’s “The Twenty-Third Psalm” by analysing the text of Psalm 23, Fibonacci numbers, melodic contours, motives, and the role of the accompaniment. The text focuses on David’s faith in God and his acceptance of God as his shepherd on earth. The four other approaches allow us to examine the work on three different structural levels: background through Fibonacci numbers, middleground through melodic contour analysis, and foreground through motivic analysis and the role of the accompaniment. The measure numbers that align with Fibonacci numbers overlap with some of the melodic contour phrases, which are demarcated by rests, as well as with the most important moments at the surface level, such as the emphasis on the word “death” through recurring and symbolic motives. The piano accompaniment further supports these moments in the text.

xi, 387 p.<br>A print copy of this title is available through the UO Libraries under the call number: MUSIC MT49 .K36 2006<br>The use of basso continuo in the performance of many late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century genres is well documented, yet the influence of this practice on the Lieder during that time has never been fully explored. This dissertation analyzes Lied accompaniments of the period in relation to the recommendations found in contemporary thorough bass treatises in order to demonstrate that continuo practice did have an effect both on what composers were writing and how the songs were being performed. The majority of written-out Lied accompaniments from the late eighteenth-century conform to the recommendations given by treatise authors on matters of texture, distribution of the notes between the hands, octave doublings, parallel intervals, embellishments, and relationship of the keyboard part to the solo line. Furthermore, figured basses were still printed in some songs into the early part of the nineteenth century. Well-known nineteenth-century Lied composers, such as Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Brahms also frequently use these simple, continuo-like keyboard parts, and incorporate common continuo techniques for filling out chords into their more complex accompaniments. The fact that continuo practice, a tradition in which improvisation played a large role, continued to have such a pervasive influence on the printed Lied suggests that additions and embellishments can be made to what is written on the page. Furthermore, evidence from secondary sources, statements by musicians of the period, and clues in the music itself confirm that composers did not always intend for performers to play exactly what is notated. In this dissertation, I argue that in many of these songs the musical score should be viewed as only a basic outline, which can then be adapted depending on the skill level of the performers, the available keyboard instruments, and the context of the performance. Principles from the continuo treatises serve as a guide for knowing what additions to make, and I offer suggestions of possible applications. Appendices detail the contents of 50 continuo treatises published between 1750 and 1810.<br>Adviser: Dr. Anne Dhu McLucas Committee: Dr. Marc Vanscheeuwijck, Dr. Marian Smith, Dr. Kenneth Calhoon

Four of the composers of the Second New England School, Amy Cheney Beach (1867-1944), Arthur Foote (1853-1937), George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931), and Horatio Parker (1863-1919), led the flowering of America's art music in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This study focused on these composers' partsongs that contain an original piano part and also on one chamber work with piano by each of them. The role of pianism within these works was the primary topic of this study, and the piano's contribution to the partsongs and the chamber works was compared and contrasted.The study centered on the four composers' compositional techniques, and the relationship between the voices or strings to the piano was identified. It also revealed the technical demands placed on the pianist. Each partsong or chamber work movement was first briefly analyzed and then suggestions to the pianist/ensemble were made, which were based on the analysis, and that intended to draw the pianist's attention to the most relevant concerns that he will face while preparing this music. The works that I included in this study are from the first period of American history in which American composers wrote significant pieces of art music. The compositions from this turning point in American history reveal a fascinating mix between German Romantic, Modernist, and "American" elements. I found both the partsongs and chamber pieces to be worthy of study, and the large body of works of these four composers, in my opinion, deserves greater exposure.The piano writing, in both their partsongs and chamber works, is quite accomplished and reveals just how gifted these four composers were as pianists. The varied piano textures and the technical demands for the pianist create challenging, yet enjoyable interesting, piano parts, which serve both the partsongs and chamber pieces very well. The piano writing of these four composers' chamber pieces is more complex than that of their partsongs, but both genres contain effective piano parts. Contemporary audiences of classical music would find the piano writing of these works (not to mention the works in their entirety) to be very worthwhile.<br>School of Music