Dissertations / Theses: 'Twentieth-Century Piano Music'

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Ong, Siew Yuan. "The piano prelude in the early twentieth century : genre and form /." Connect to this title, 2005. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2006.0052.

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HÖHMANN, REIKO CHRISTINE. "FOUR TWENTIETH-CENTURY SONATINAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1171310483.

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Ong, Siew Yuan. "The piano prelude in the early twentieth century : genre and form." University of Western Australia. School of Music, 2006. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2006.0052.

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This thesis focuses on a group of keyboard pieces composed in the first half of the twentieth century entitled ‘prelude’, and explores the issue of genre, investigating the significance in the application of this generic title, and the development of the piano prelude in this period. The application of a generic title often invokes the expectation of its generic features its conventional and formal characteristics. Though the prelude is one of the oldest genres in the history of keyboard music, it has relatively few conventions, and hence, with the abandonment of its primary function the prefatory role in the nineteenth century, it has been considered an indeterminate genre. Rachmaninoff, however, asserted that a generic title should carry with it appropriate generic manifestations, which parallelled similar generic concepts in literature. This expectation of generic traits is like setting up a ‘generic contract’, offering an invitation to either conform or reform, and thus affecting its course of development. A survey of the prelude’s historical development points to six rather consistent generic conventional and formal characteristics: (i) tonality, (ii) pianistic/technical figuration, (iii) thematic treatment and formal structure, (iv) improvisatory style, (v) mood content, and (vi) brevity. Though these general characteristics may overlap with other genres, it is their collective characteristics that have contributed to the genre’s unique identity. These features form the basis for an exploration of the conformity to, or further evolution of, these characteristics in the preludes of the early twentieth century. From the substantial number of piano preludes composed in this period, selected sets, representative of the various stylistic manifestations of the period, are analysed in relation to the identified generic characteristics. The examination reveals that these preludes, though apparently diversified in style and outlook, exhibit affinity in one form or another to the generic characteristics. Each example exhibits different treatments of the generic characteristics reflective of twentieth-century developments, whilst retaining its generic identity. The prelude is thus an amalgamation of a tonal, technical and affective piece, which may be considered a combination of a tonal essay, a study/toccata, and a character piece; and collectively, a sequence of tonalities, a collection of pianistic technical studies, and a compendium of musical styles/genres in miniature.

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Daly, Shawn Timothy. "Abram Chasins: A Study of Selected Works for Solo Piano and Two Pianos." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1180706349.

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Bang, Keum Ju. "The study of representative twentieth century piano compositions appropriate for use in contemporary college piano literature classes /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1987. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/10778391.

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Kang, Eun Young. "Late Twentieth-Century Piano Concert Etudes: A Style Study." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1282169360.

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Lee, Grace E. "Pedagogy and Artistry in Select Twentieth-Century Piano Etudes." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1595845987466583.

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Lan, Ping-Ting. "New Resources in Twentieth-Century Piano Music and Richard Wilson's Eclogue (1974)." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2000. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2632/.

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This dissertation draws some of the innovative composers from the early 1900's to the 1960's into the spotlight to highlight their new musical and pianistic ideas. These composers, including Debussy, Schoenberg, Webern, Bartók, Cowell and others, brought new creative forces into piano music, generating many distinctive features of modern music. The discussion of new resources in harmonic language, timbre, texture, form and concept of time has a direct bearing on aspects of Richard Wilson's Eclogue itself as well as aspects of performance problems. American Composer, Richard Wilson, has written three substantial piano solo works, Eclogue, Fixations, and Intercalations. Eclogue, from 1974, is a one-movement work. The detailed analysis of Eclogue covers aspects of form, harmonic language, timbre and texture, and rhythm and time. In addition, essential issues of performance problems such as notation, rhythmic control, extended techniques, hands distribution, and pedaling are also discussed.

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Bender, Sharla Ann. "A pedogogical discussion of five french twentieth-century piano pieces for progressive study." Thesis, The University of Alabama, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3620057.

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This document provides a pedagogical study of five works for younger pianists by twentieth-century French composers. The works are Jeu by Darius Milhaud, Petite suite serieuse pour concert de famille by Besty Jolas, Les fleurs endormies by Marcel Landowski, A la maniere...d'un violon by Raymond Loucher, and L'histoire de Babar by Francis Poulenc. Each work is published individually by the French editor Gerard Billaudot and is a part of a collection of twenty-seven teaching pieces specifically designated pour les jeunes ("for young people"). These works can be used as an introduction to modern French piano music for elementary through early-advanced students. This subject is of great importance as such works are rarely found in student-level repertoire and method books. The selections are presented in the order of progressive study, each accompanied with a detailed discussion, so that the teacher may decide on how best to integrate the compositions into their students' training. It is possible to use all five pieces with one student in a graduated progression; but the discussions are presented with one composition per chapter so that an instructor may go immediately to the piece that most closely reflects their student's current level. These solo piano works can equip the student with the skills necessary to play more difficult French twentieth-century repertoire, such as Ravel's Sonatine or one of the Debussy Préludes.

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Lington, Victoria DiMaggio. "The piano as an orchestra, the accompanist and the twentieth-century orchestral reduction." Thesis, view full-text document. Access restricted to the University of North Texas campus, 2002. http://www.library.unt.edu/theses/open/20022/lington%5Fvictoria%5Fdimaggio/index.htm.

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

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Keil, Andrea Marie. "The Dawn of Modern Piano Pedaling: Early Twentieth-Century Piano Pedaling Literature and Techniques." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1428503747.

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Egge, Mark N. "Toward a Method for Performance Analysis of Twentieth-Century Music." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1130784707.

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Zhou, Liguang Zhou. "Between the Inside and the Outside: Seven American Composers in the Twentieth Century and Their Piano Pieces." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1545387063582088.

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Kruja, Mira. "PIANO INSIDE OUT: THE EXPANSION OF THE EXPRESSIVE, TECHNICAL, AND SONOROUS SPECTRUM IN SELECTED TWENTIETH-CENTURY ART-MUSIC REPERTOIRE FOR THE MODERN ACOUSTIC PIANO." Lexington, Ky. : [University of Kentucky Libraries], 2004. http://lib.uky.edu/ETD/ukymuar2004d00228/Mkrujadma.pdf.

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Thesis (Ph.D.) --University of Kentucky, 2004.
Title from document title page (viewed on August 17, 2005). Document formatted into pages; contains: vii, 201 p. : music. Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (p.187-197).

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VAN, DYKE RICHARD GERARD. "TRACING THE STYLISTIC ELEMENTS OF ROBERT STARER'S PEDAGOGICAL WORKS TO THE TWILIGHT FANTASIES AND SONATA FOR PIANO, NO. 3." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1195669172.

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Goker, Burcu. "An annotated survey of selected works for violin and piano by Turkish composers in the twentieth century." Thesis, The Florida State University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3564893.

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The impetus for this treatise began as an investigation into the repertoire of works for violin and piano by Turkish composers throughout the 20th century. The establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1923 proved to be very pivotal for the development and exposure of Western classical music within Turkey, allowing for the first time newer generations of composers to define their Turkish identity within the context of larger westernized traditions. Very little information has been written regarding the theoretical analysis or historical background for most Turkish works for violin and piano; this survey will serve to further appreciation and understanding of several of the most significant compositions of this neglected body of repertoire.

This annotated survey consists of twenty selected works for violin and piano, and will summarize the stylistic traits and technical features present in a diverse body of compositions written by several generations of Turkish composers in the 20th century. The works in this survey have been categorized into five chapters, which correspond to large-scale generational shifts of compositional style, ranging from the nationalism and modality of the "Turkish Five", to the avant-garde, and a later more modernistic, eclectic compositional approach.

The establishment of a pedagogical ranking system of technical and interpretive difficulties at the onset of this treatise will help facilitate advanced through professional violinists in choosing individual works of a suitable level of difficulty. Relevant information relating to composition dates, premiere locations, discography, and score accessibility information will be included in this survey to encourage musicians to seek out these works for further study and performance.

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Perry, Margaret C. "Piano music in Italy at the turn of the twentieth century: Alfredo Casella and Gian Francesco Malipiero." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280046.

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Alfredo Casella and Gian Francesco Malipiero were significant voices among several Italian composers at the beginning of the twentieth century that promoted the revival of instrumental music. They hoped to create a national style beyond opera by expanding the instrumental repertory of their country. This document includes analyses and discussion of solo keyboard works by these composers created between 1914--1918, including Malipiero's Preludi autunnali and Risonanze, and Casella's Nove Pezzi and Sonatina. The author identifies important sources of style relevant to the musical language of Malipiero and Casella and assesses the quality and context of their contributions to the history of solo keyboard music in twentieth century Italy. These composers successfully revitalized a dwindling solo keyboard tradition through their own compositions, their work as pedagogues, and their leadership positions in the international musical community.

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HSIEH, CHENG-FENG. "Beyond Traditional Perspective: The Solo Piano Waltz in the Twentieth Century." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1208829080.

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Carrell, Scott Allen. "The French Sonatina of the Twentieth Century for Piano Solo with Three Recitals of Works by Mussorgsky, Brahms. Bartok, Dutilleux, and Others." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1999. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1038907/.

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The purpose of this study is to define the French sonatina of the twentieth century, to expose those works which are most suitable for concert performances, and to provide a resource for teachers and performers. Of the seventy-five scores available to the writer, five advanced-level piano sonatinas of the twentieth century were chosen as the best of those by French composers, in attractiveness and compositional craftsmanship: Maurice Ravel's Sonatine (1905), Maurice Emmanuel's Sonatine VII (1926), Noel Gallon's Sonatine (1931), Alexandre Tansman's Troiseme Sonatine (1933), and Jean-Michel Damase Sonatine (1991). The five works were analyzed, with a focus on compositional techniques used to create unity in the work.

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Hogan, Charles. "The Piano Sonatas of Allen Sapp: A Study of Style and Language." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1291388426.

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Sanchez, Luis. "Piano literature by Argentine composers from the late nineteenth century through the twentieth century : an annotated catalog." Virtual Press, 2002. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1247895.

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The piano pieces by Argentine composers are a significant contribution to piano literature. They represent the voice of a nation that has enjoyed a strong musical tradition, with a noted European influence and a unique fusion of Argentine folk dances and songs. In that regard, these works possess distinctive qualities and an incomparable style. Unfortunately, a large proportion of these compositions remain unknown.This annotated catalog focuses on the piano literature by Argentine composers from the late nineteenth and the twentieth centuries, that are available in U.S. libraries. Its purpose is to aid pianists, educators, and music historians discover a wealth of repertoire that has long been neglected. The piano works by Argentine composers, including Julian Aguirre (1868-1924), Felipe Boero (1884-1958), Juan Jose Castro (1895-1968), Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983), and Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000) are listed alphabetically by composer. Each entry includes publishing information, level of difficulty, U.S. libraries that hold the scores, and a descriptive paragraph. Transcriptions, arrangements, works for piano and tape, and prepared piano have not been included.
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Salido, Caroline Besana. "The Piano Compositional Style of Lucrecia Roces Kasilag." Connect to this title online, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1038863092.

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Kim, Dajeong. "An Instructional Approach to Introducing Twentieth-century Piano Music to Piano Students From Beginning to Advanced Levels: a Graded Repertoire for Mastering the Challenges Posed by Logan Skelton’s Civil War Variations." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc407754/.

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Beginning and intermediate piano students typically study the repertoire of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This pedagogical approach leaves them underprepared to approach compositions written since the latter part of the twentieth-century which are significantly different in terms of harmony, rhythm, meter, and compositional procedure. Therefore, a step-by-step method is necessary to prepare a student for the challenges of learning twentieth and twenty-first century piano music. Civil War Variations (1988), by Logan Skelton, is an excellent example of a piece that presents a number of challenges characteristically found in late twentieth-century piano music. The twenty-five variations that comprise the work incorporate a series of twentieth-century musical techniques, namely complex rhythms, extreme dissonance, frequent metric changes, dissonant counterpoint, the inclusion of blues scales and rhythms, and new notations. The purpose of this study is to identify the technical, musical, structural and notational challenges posed by a work such as Logan Skelton’s Civil War Variations; examination of this piece will lead to suggestions regarding repertoire that a teacher may assign to beginning, intermediate, and advanced students in order to prepare them logically and in a step-by-step fashion to cope with and meet the challenges posed by this and other compositions having similar characteristics.

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Billock, Rebecca. "Selected intermediate piano pieces by seven women of the twentieth century : Marion Bauer, Germaine Tailleferre, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Sofia Gubaidulina, Emma Lou Diemer, Chen Yi, and Karen Tanaka /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/11367.

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Fouse, Kathryn. "Surrealism in the Piano Music of Representative Twentieth-Century American Composers: With Three Recitals of Selected Works of Ives, Cowell, Crumb, Cage, Antheil, and Others." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1992. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332492/.

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This study is an examination of the Surrealist movement and its influence on the piano music of twentieth century American composers. The first chapter explores the philosophies of the Surrealists as well as the characteristics found in Surrealist art and literature. The characteristics discussed include: 1) the practice of automatism; 2) the juxtaposition of unrelated themes or images; and 3) the creation of dream-like atmospheres.

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Carrell, Scott Allen. "The French Sonatina of the Twentieth Century for Piano Solo: With Three Recitals of Works by Mussorgsky, Brahms, Bartok, Durilleux, and others." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1999. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935608/.

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The purpose of this study is to define the French sonatina of the twentieth century, to expose those works which are most suitable for concert performances, and to provide a resource for teachers and performers. Of the seventy-five scores available to the writer, five advanced-level piano sonatinas of the twentieth century were chosen as the best of those by French composers, in attractiveness and compositional craftsmanship: Maurice Ravel's Sonatine (1905), Maurice Emmanuel's Sonatine VI VI(1926), Noel Gallon's Sonatine (1931), Alexandre Tansman's Troisieme Sonatine (1933), and Jean-Michel Damase's Sonatine (1991). The five works were analyzed, with a focus on compositional techniques used to create unity in the work. In comparison to the classical model of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries, the French sonatina of the twentieth century exhibits four new features. First, it is more expansive in length and has greater philosophical depth. Second, there is an emphasis on unity at the motivic and thematic levels in which the development of material, based on the techniques discussed, occurs throughout a movement instead of being limited to a "development" section. Third, the formal structures are more flexible, allowing for cyclic quotations and the accommodation of varying styles. Fourth, the advanced technical skills indicate that these compositions are intended not as pedagogical pieces but as concert works. Chapter I introduces the topic, stating the purpose and need of the study. Chapter II presents a brief history of the sonatina, with particular attention given to the sonatina line France, and background information on each of the five composers. Chapters III through VII are each devoted to an analytical discussion of one of the five sonatinas. Conclusions based on the analyses are given in Chapter VIII. Appendices included an annotated listing, by composer, of all French sonatinas which were involved in the research and a selected discography.

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Bannwart, José. "La musique religieuse pour piano d’Almeida Prado." Thesis, Paris 4, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011PA040018.

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La problématique de cette thèse est centrée sur une réflexion approfondie entre l’expression musicale d’une confession de foi catholique exposée et défendue par Almeida Prado et l’appréhension suscitée par une démarche que tout chercheur doit entreprendre à condition qu’il respecte le contexte brésilien fondé essentiellement sur le multiculturalisme.En ce sens, le répertoire choisi comprend Le Rosaire de Medjugorje, Les Chorals, Les Louanges Sonores et Les Prophéties. Ces quatre recueils ont fait l’objet d’un travail de recherche qui, au niveau de la méthode, s’est attaché à la mise en œuvre d’une minutieuse vérification de la présence de textes religieux. Ces derniers ont été référencés à partir des œuvres citées et ils ont été mêlés à une autre problématique, celle de l’analyse musicale, à condition que cette discipline participe pleinement au décryptage du sens religieux qu’il faut accorder aux œuvres composées par Almeida Prado.Six catégories musicales au service d’une organisation d’articulations poétiques ont été dégagées à partir de : la thématique, la succession de gestes pianistiques, la répétitivité, la juxtaposition des idées, la résonance, la réflexion sur le timbre. Cette hypothèse de lecture s’est confrontée à la réalité de quatre éléments déduits du contenu religieux et axés sur un appel à des sources puisées dans la bible, la théologie catholique, la religiosité populaire brésilienne, la dévotion personnelle d’Almeida Prado. Cette recherche ne saurait perdre de vue le contexte brésilien où le syncrétisme religieux accompagne le métissage culturel. Cette donnée si importante a largement contribué à l’orientation de cette thèse
The problems of this thesis are centered on a cogitation deepened between the musical expression of a confession of Catholic creed displayed and defended by Almeida Prado and the apprehension provoked by a step which every researcher must undertake provided that he respects the Brazilian context principally on the multiculturalism.In the sense, the chosen directory consists of The Rosary of Medjugorje, Chorales, Sound Commendations and Prophecies. These four collections made the object of a research work which, at the level of method, became attached to the implementation of a detailed check on the presence of religious texts. These last were classified were classified from named writings and they were blended with another problems, that of the musical analysis, provided that this discipline participates entirely in the deciphering of the religious sense which it is necessary to grant in writings composed by Almeida Prado.Six musical categories in the service of an organization of poetic pronunciations were cleared from: themes, succession of piano gestures, repetitiveness, the juxtaposition of ideas, resonance, cogitation on the stamp. This hypothesis of reading was confronted with the reality of four elements deducted from religious contents and centered on a call to sources scooped out from the Bible, Catholic theology, religious inclination popular Brazilian, the personal devotion of Almeida Prado. This research would not know how to lose Brazilian context of view where religious syncretism accompanies cultural interbreeding. These so important data broadly contributed to the orientation of this thesis

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Sun, Wei-Yi. "A Description and Evaluation of Piano Works by Three Taiwanese Composers of the Twentieth Century: Tyzen Hsiao, Shui-Long Ma, and Gordon Shi-Wen Chin." The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu158738474695811.

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Beckman, Seth. "The traditional and the avant-garde in late twentieth-century music : a study of three piano compositions by Frederic Rzewski (1938- )." Virtual Press, 1996. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1026705.

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Frederic Rzewski (1938- ) is a composer and pianist fluent in the styles of traditional pianism as well as the contemporary avant-garde. His musical breadth is most clearly demonstrated through his piano compositions, which are often large-scale, virtuosic, and tonal. For these reasons, they are frequently compared to works of the Romantic era. Furthermore, his pieces also display experimental, avant-gardistic leanings and thereby demonstrate complexity and eclecticism. The thread of continuity in Rzewski's works may be found through his incorporation of programmatic associations, which embrace controversial and universal socio-political themes.This study examines three of Rzewski's compositions for piano that typify the composer's diverse yet communal approach to composition: 36 Variations on "the People United Will Never Be Defeated!, the North American Ballads, and De Profundis. Through the integration of a predominantly tonal musical language with bold, contemporary techniques, all three pieces represent a melding of the past with the present. Thus, they celebrate the complex nature of the human experience through the realm of musical expression.Frederic Rzewski was interviewed by this author, as was pianist Ursula Oppens (a strong advocate of contemporary works generally and Rzewski's pieces specifically). Their insights appear throughout the document, on topics ranging from the generally relevant to specific items connected to the above-mentioned compositions. Related issues of prominent educational influences, the contemporary avant-garde movement, critical review, extant dissertations, improvisation, neo-tonality, and the trend of political music were researched for their invaluable associations with the above-mentioned pieces.This study contends that, through these works, Frederic Rzewski demonstrates a commanding ability to weave varied musical and programmatic components into compelling, cohesive compositions. Furthermore, these pieces offer keen insights into compositional style and practice for piano in the latter half of the twentieth century and thereby present pianists and pedagogues with the opportunity for the introduction to (and immersion in) essential, idiomatic writing as related to late twentieth-century piano composition.
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Ai, Meilin. "An Introduction to Contemporary Characteristics in Twentieth-Century Piano Music for the Late-Intermediate Student: A Pedagogical Analysis of the Bagatelles, Opus 5 by Alexander Tcherepnin." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2019. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1505185/.

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Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977) was a Russian-born American composer, his musical style represents the modern and diverse features of much twentieth-century piano music. The purpose of this research is to conduct a comprehensive pedagogical analysis of Alexander Tcherepnin's Bagatelles, Op. 5 with the goal of introducing contemporary characteristics in twentieth-century piano music for the late-intermediate student. Chapter 2 contains overall biographical information regarding Alexander Tcherepnin and a discussion of the general compositional style of his piano works. Chapter 3 analyzes the Bagatelles, Op. 5 from the perspective of musical challenges concerning the contemporary characteristics, including contemporary harmony: interval of seconds, non-tertian chords, special use of the seventh chords, and ninth chords; contemporary rhythm and meter: shifted accents, asymmetric meter, meter change, and ostinato; modal melodic resources and tonalities; and other special tonalities. Chapter 4 has suggestions on fingering, pedaling, articulation, tone, dynamics and phrasing, and practicing procedures for individual technical difficulties. Studying the Bagatelles, Op. 5 provides a transition for the student from learning standard repertoire of the eighteenth and the nineteenth century, to contemporary repertoire through the combination of Russian compositional traditions with twentieth century repertory.

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Card, Patricia Pierce. "The influence of klezmer on twentieth-century solo and chamber concert music for clarinet with three recitals of selected works of Manevich, Debussy, Horovitz, Milhaud, Martino, Mozart and others /." Thesis, connect to online resource, 2002. http://www.library.unt.edu/theses/open/20023/card%5Fpatricia/index.htm.

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Barrientos, Flora. "Les œuvres pour piano de Mario Ruiz Armengol." Thesis, Paris 4, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PA040005.

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Le compositeur mexicain Mario Ruiz Armengol (1914-2002) a écrit plus de deux-cents œuvres pour piano d’une grande qualité. Même si son œuvre fait partie du répertoire des pianistes mexicains, a été enregistrée, publiée et a fait l’objet de trois travaux universitaires et d’une biographie, la musicologie mexicaine a négligé son œuvre. C’est pour cela que j’ai décidé de me centrer sur l’analyse musicale de ses œuvres pour piano afin de les situer dans le contexte de la musique et des compositeurs de musique de concert du XXème siècle. Dans l’introduction je souligne divers aspects biographiques, ses facettes de compositeur ainsi qu’une brève présentation de ses œuvres pour piano. Dans les trois principaux chapitres : Analyse, Style et Influences je démontre à partir d’exemples musicaux comment ont été construites ses œuvres pour piano, quelle a été son évolution, quels ont été ses apports à la musique mexicaine pour piano et aux divers genres qu’il a exploré, comment peut-on définir son style et quelles influences apparaissent dans ses œuvres. Finalement, la conclusion me permet de situer son œuvre dans le contexte de la musique du XXème siècle. D’autre part, dans les annexes, je présente une série d’entretiens inédits avec différents musiciens mexicains qui l’ont connu ou qui diffusent actuellement son œuvre. Cette recherche prétend non seulement faire connaître son œuvre à l’étranger mais aussi motiver d’autres musicologues mexicains à étudier son œuvre ; enfin, elle marque aussi le début de la célébration du centenaire de sa naissance en 2014
The Mexican composer, Mario Ruiz Armengol (1914-2002), wrote more than two hundred excellent compositions for the piano. Although his work is part of the Mexican pianists’ repertoire, has been recorded, published and studied in three university researches as well as in a biography, Mexican musicology has tendered not to focus on his work. It is for this reason that I decided to focus on the musical analysis of his piano works in order to situate him in the musical context of the twentieth century concert composers. The introduction apart from highlighting the biographical aspects surrounding his career including the different facets he demonstrated as a composer, also gives a brief summary of his works. In the three main chapters: Analysis, Style and Influences, I demonstrate with musical examples how he composed his piano works, his development, the contributions he made to Mexican piano music, the different genres that he explored, how his style may be defined, as well as the influences on his work. Finally, in the conclusion I situate his work in the twentieth century musical context. In addition, I included in the Appendix a series of unpublished interviews with different Mexican musicians who knew him or continue to present his work. In sum, the main aim of this thesis is not only to introduce this composer and his work to other countries, but also to motivate other Mexican musicologists to study his work. Finally, this thesis also marks the beginning of the centenary celebrations of his birth in 2014

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Kwak, Stacy (Stacy Joo Yeon). "Michael Tippett's Piano Sonata no. 1 : A Study of His Eclectic Approach to the Sonata Form in the Twentieth Century, With Three Recitals of Selected Works by Beethoven, Bartok, Bach/Busoni, Schumann, Mozart, Ginastera, Barber and Chopin." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1999. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935637/.

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The intent of this dissertation is to investigate Michael Tippett's eclectic approach to the sonata form in the twentieth century as demonstrated in his Sonata No. 1. Topics of discussion include historical background of English music, particularly the English piano sonata, at the turn of the century (chapter 1), biographical information and a general overview of Tippett's music (chapter 2), a brief examination of Tippett's Sonata Nos. 2, 3, and 4 (chapter 3) and a formal analysis of Sonata No. 1 as well as Tippett's approach to contrapuntal techniques, rhythm, harmony and tonality (chapter 4). In addition to the lecture recital given on February 1, 1999, three others were given: the first recital, on April 3, 1995, contained works by Beethoven, J.S. Bach/Busoni, and Bartok: the second recital, on February 5, 1996, included works by Schumann, Mozart, and Ginastera: and the third recital, on January 2, 1998, featured works by Barber and Chopin.

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Moreira, Adriana Lopes da Cunha. "Olivier Messiaen : inter-relação entre conjuntos, textura, ritimica e movimento em peças para piano." [s.n.], 2008. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/284716.

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Orientadores: Maria Lucia Senna Machado Pascoal, Mauricy Matos Martin
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes
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Resumo: Este trabalho propõe uma associação de técnicas de análise musical desenvolvidas durante os séculos XX e XXI aos conceitos teóricos proferidos por Olivier Messiaen no livro Technique de mon langage musical (Messiaen 1944a e 1944b) e nos três primeiros volumes do Traité de Rythme, de Couleur, et d'Ornithologie (Messiaen 1994a, 1994b e 1994c). Para tanto, nos dois Capítulos que o compõem, inter-relaciona tais conceitos teóricos a técnicas de análise apresentadas por autores como Allen Forte (1973), Joel Lester (1989), Joseph Straus (2005), Christopher Hasty (1981), Stefan Kostka (2006), David Cope (1997), Wallace Berry (1987), Michael Friedmann (1987), Elizabeth West Marvin (1991) e Felix Salzer (1982); e demonstra a eficiência do procedimento, através da apresentação de cinco análises de peças para piano compostas por Olivier Messiaen, contextualizadas tanto por dados biográficos do compositor, como por artigos anteriormente escritos por pesquisadores teoricamente relevantes. O trabalho justifica-se por contribuir para a bibliografia sobre análise musical em língua portuguesa, bem como por constituir um trabalho de análise musical que amplia a vertente teórica do compositor. Nos cinco Anexos que completam o exemplar, destaca declarações inéditas na literatura mundial, proferidas pelo compositor Almeida Prado, a respeito de planos não concretizados para a composição de um segundo Catalogue d'oiseaux. Na Conclusão, foram traçadas vertentes, tanto em relação às técnicas de análise utilizadas, como à obra para piano de Olivier Messiaen como um todo.
Abstract: This work proposes an association between musical analysis techniques developed during the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries and the musical theory concepts presented by Olivier Messiaen in his Technique de mon langage musical (Messiaen 1944a and 1944b) and Traité de Rythme, de Couleur, et d'Ornithologie (Messiaen 1994a, 1994b and 1994c), first, second and third volumes. For this purpose, it relates Messiaen's theory concepts to analysis techniques presented by authors like Allen Forte (1973), Joel Lester (1989), Joseph Straus (2005), Christopher Hasty (1981), Stefan Kostka (2006), David Cope (1997), Wallace Berry (1987), Michael Friedmann (1987), Elizabeth West Marvin (1991) and Felix Salzer (1982). Trough the analysis of five piano pieces by Olivier Messiaen the efficiency of this process is demonstrated. The analyses are supported by the composer's biography, as well as by articles previously written by prestigious researchers. It adds to the musical analysis bibliography in Portuguese language and it contributes to broaden the theory concepts presented by the composer. The five Annexes that complement this work bring new revelations by Brazilian composer Almeida Prado, about an Olivier Messiaen's project, never made concrete, to compose a second Catalogue d'oiseaux. In the Conclusion we trace lines of conduct concerning the musical analysis techniques as well as Olivier Messiaen's piano work as a whole.
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Gehl, Robin S. "Reassessing a Legacy: Rachmaninoff in America, 1918 – 43." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc_num=ucin1227105259.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Cincinnati, 2008.
Advisor: Bruce McClung PhD (Committee Chair), Jeongwon Joe PhD (Committee Member) , Robert Zierolf PhD (Committee Member). Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed Feb. 9, 2009). Keywords: Rachmaninoff; Steinway; Recordings; Piano performance; America; Twentieth Century; Reception. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.

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Rodrigues, André de Cillo. "Três usos da citação musical no século XX: uma análise das peças Dream-Images de Crumb, Phorion de Foss e Prelúdio para piano nº1 de Willy Corrêa." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/27/27158/tde-07032013-111743/.

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Este trabalho consiste na análise de três peças que se utilizam da citação musical de maneiras distintas. Ele é, portanto, um estudo a respeito da utilização da citação musical na linguagem musical erudita e suas implicações a partir do século XX. Nossa estratégia consistiu inicialmente em definirmos melhor nosso campo de estudos por meio da observação das especificidades da citação na linguagem musical. A partir daí, são propostos três tipos de citação que serão avaliados nas três peças principais que compõe este trabalho, a citação alusiva, a citação temática, e a citação em colagens. Alguns exemplos musicais que se enquadrariam nos respectivos tipos de citação são elencados com o objetivo de ilustra-los. A seguir, damos continuidade ao trabalho através da investigação da situação da música ocidental a partir do século XX, destacando a forma como o recurso à citação musical se insere neste contexto. Então, partimos para a análise das peças. A primeira peça se chama Phorion, do compositor Lukas Foss, e é um exemplo de utilização da citação em colagens; a segunda é a peça Dream-Images do ciclo Makrokosmos de George Crumb, que contém uma citação alusiva; e a última é o Prelúdio para piano de Willy Corrêa de Oliveira que se utiliza da citação temática. Desta maneira, pretendemos mostrar não apenas algumas formas de utilização da citação musical a partir do século XX, mas sua relevância no contexto artístico atual.
The present work consists of the analysis of three pieces that make use of musical quotations in different ways. It is therefore a study regarding the use of musical quotation in classical music language and its implications from the twentieth century on. Firstly we define our field of study through an examination of the characteristics of quotation in musical language. At this point, we propose three types of musical quotation that will be evaluated in the three main pieces analyzed in this work, allusive quotation, thematic quotation and quotation in collages. Some examples of music that would fit in these types of quotation are listed in order to illustrate them. Next, we continue the work through the investigation of Western music situation from the twentieth century on, emphasizing how the use of musical quotation is related with this context. After that, we proceed to the analysis of the pieces. The first piece is called Phorion, by the composer Lukas Foss, and is an example of the use of quotation in collages, the second piece is called Dream Images from the cycle Makrokosmos by George Crumb, which contains an allusive quotation, and the last piece is the Piano Prelude by Willy Correa de Oliveira who uses the thematic quotation. Our primary goal is not just showing a few uses of musical quotation from the twentieth century on, but to assess its relevance in the present artistic scenery.

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Gamso, Nancy M. (Nancy Margaret). "Twentieth-Century Works for Textless Voice and Various Woodwinds with Three Recitals of Selected Works of Stamitz, Roussel, Albinoni, Weber, Milhaud, and Others." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1992. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279129/.

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The purpose of this study is to explore the literature for textless voice and woodwind instruments. The primary focus concerns the timbral and ensemble possibilities exploited in three twentieth-century works in which the voice is treated as an instrument i.e., without the usual preoccupation with textual meaning. An historical overview of vocal works with obbligato woodwinds and concerted works for textless voice serves as an introductory chapter. The variables of voice and instrument acoustical makeup, vocal vowel formation and instrumental voicings, volume, vibrato, resultant tones, range, and extended techniques (fluttertongue, special vibrato demands, non-vibrato, etc.) are the focus of the performance considerations for this study. Over thirty twentieth-century textless works for voice and at least one woodwind instrument were located. The three, chosen for this study represent different periods in the century, and present contrasting styles and musical merit: Aria (1931) by Jacques Ibert, Three Vocalises (1958) by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Duos I (1976) by Nancy Chance. A style and performance analysis of these works with pertinent research on the composers is presented. Appendices include an annotated bibliography of selected works for the medium, a written interview with Nancy Chance, and performance notes provided by the composer, concerning Duos I.

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Paek, In-Sun Mastrogiacomo Leonard. "Selected twentieth-century bagatelles for piano." Diss., 2007. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-11102007-132150/.

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Treatise (D.M.A.) Florida State University, 2007.
Advisor: Leonard Mastrogiacomo, Florida State University, College of Music. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed 2007). Document formatted into pages; contains 61 pages. Includes biographical sketch. Includes bibliographical references.

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Ishii, Reiko Bridger Carolyn. "The development of extended piano techniques in twentieth-century American music." Diss., 2005. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-11142005-064729/.

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Treatise (D.M.A.) Florida State University, 2005.
Advisor: Carolyn Bridger, Florida State University, College of Music. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed 6-29-07). Document formatted into pages; contains 114 pages. Includes biographical sketch. Includes bibliographical references.

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"Six Chinese Piano Pieces of the Twentieth Century - A Recording Project." Doctoral diss., 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.14773.

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abstract: This paper describes six representative works by twentieth-century Chinese composers: Jian-Zhong Wang, Er-Yao Lin, Yi-Qiang Sun, Pei-Xun Chen, Ying-Hai Li, and Yi Chen, which are recorded by the author on the CD. The six pieces selected for the CD all exemplify traits of Nationalism, with or without Western influences. Of the six works on the CD, two are transcriptions of the Han Chinese folk-like songs, one is a composition in the style of the Uyghur folk music, two are transcriptions of traditional Chinese instrumental music dating back to the eighteenth century, and one is an original composition in a contemporary style using folk materials. Two of the composers, who studied in the United States, were strongly influenced by Western compositional style. The other four, who did not study abroad, retained traditional Chinese style in their compositions. The pianistic level of difficulty in these six pieces varies from intermediate to advanced level. This paper includes biographical information for the six composers, background information on the compositions, and a brief analysis of each work. The author was exposed to these six pieces growing up, always believing that they are beautiful and deserve to be appreciated. When the author came to the United States for her studies, she realized that Chinese compositions, including these six pieces, were not sufficiently known to her peers. This recording and paper are offered in the hopes of promoting a wider familiarity with Chinese music and culture.
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CD Track 6. Duo Ye
CD Track 4. Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake
CD Track 5. Flute and Drum at Sunset
CD Track 3. Dance of Spring
CD Track 2. Sunflower
CD Track 1. Liu-Yang River
D.M.A. Music 2012

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Vojcic, Aleksandra. "Rhythm as form rhythmic hierarchy in later twentieth-century piano music /." 2008. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/227037661.html.

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Hsu, Chien-Tai. "Compositional traditions and innovations in violin literature the twentieth century and beyond /." 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/9753.

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Cabán-Vales, Francisco J. Buhler James Gratovich Eugene. "The violin and piano repertoire of twentieth-century Latin America a bibliography with annotations of selected compositions /." 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3117858.

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Hsieh, Ai-Lin Yamazaki Hiroko Slingland Susy Ching Eliza. "Three voices in the wilderness Foote, Bloch, and Korngold in the early twentieth-century America." 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/9748.

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Cabán-Vales, Francisco J. 1974. "The violin and piano repertoire of twentieth-century Latin America : a bibliography with annotations of selected compositions." 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/12016.

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Murdoch, Heloise Marie. "Ravel's Miroirs: text and context." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/4772.

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Abstract This research report examines Maurice Ravel’s piano pieces, Miroirs (1905), as texts. These five piano pieces draw on a wide range of sources and conventions across nearly two centuries and yet are utterly integrated in their expression. In the Miroirs, Ravel exhibits a fascinating meshing of historical and contemporary influences that range from Mozart to Chabrier and Fauré. The pieces are also interestingly and very personally related to their cultural and social contexts, in that each individual piece was dedicated to a member of the Apaches, a group of young artists and intellectuals residing in Paris of whom Ravel was himself one. The research examines the significance of the Miroirs both within Ravel’s own and the broader twentieth-century repertoire.

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Dimitrov, Georges. "Les relations d’accords : proposition pour un système d’organisation harmonique structurelle au sein d’un discours non-tonal." Thèse, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/5045.

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La version intégrale de cette thèse est disponible uniquement pour consultation individuelle à la Bibliothèque de musique de l’Université de Montréal (http://www.bib.umontreal.ca/MU).
Le compositeur de musique instrumentale se retrouve inévitablement, dans l’acte d’écriture, confronté au problème de l’organisation des hauteurs, paramètre fondamental de la structure musicale dans la pratique occidentale. Poursuivant dans la voie tracée par de nombreux compositeurs et théoriciens du XXe siècle, les recherches exposées ici tentent de constituer un système harmonique pouvant être doté d’une structure syntaxique dans un cadre non tonal, en se fondant sur l’importance que possèdent les groupements (patterns) pour la perception musicale et pour l’établissement de relations hiérarchiques essentielles à l’organisation musicale. Le développement de ce système – basé sur la mise en relation de groupes d’accords visant à constituer des unités structurelles significatives – a été effectué dans le cadre d’une démarche de recherche-création via la composition de deux œuvres principales. La première, Tableaux d’une révolution, est une pièce en cinq mouvements pour grand orchestre symphonique, témoignage en musique d'événements historiques ayant marqué les pays d'Europe de l'est derrière le rideau de fer: Varsovie 1944, Budapest 1956, Prague 1968, Gdansk 1980 et Berlin 1989; la seconde, 24 Préludes d’après Chopin, est un exercice de réappropriation d'une œuvre phare de l'héritage pianistique. La description détaillée du système de relations d’accords et l’analyse approfondie des œuvres jointes en annexe sont précédées d’une discussion sur la relation entre le compositeur et son système de composition, relation abordée du point de vue sémiologique par l’emploi de la notion de tripartition avancée par Nattiez et Molino.
The composer of instrumental music inevitably finds himself, in the act of writing, faced with the problem of pitch organization, a key element of musical structure in the Western practice. Following in the footsteps of many composers and theorists of the twentieth century, the research presented here tries to elaborate a harmonic system which possesses a syntactic structure in a non tonal environment, based on the importance of patterns for music perception and for establishment of hierarchical relationships essential to musical organization. The development of this system - based on the linking of groups of chords in an attempt to constitute significant structural units - was carried out as part of a research-creation approach via the composition of two major works. The first, Pictures of a Revolution, is a work in five movements for symphonic orchestra, a musical testimony of historical events that marked the countries of Eastern Europe behind the Iron Curtain : Warsaw 1944, Budapest 1956, Prague 1968, Gdansk 1980 and Berlin 1989; and the second, 24 Preludes after Chopin, is an exercise in appropriation of a landmark work of the piano classical heritage. The detailed description of the chord relationship system and the in-depth analysis of annexed works are preceded by a discussion of the relationship between the composer and his composition system, relationship approached from the point of view of semiology through the concept of tripartition proposed by Nattiez and Molino.

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