Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
Nikolai Kapustin’s Ten bagatelles, op. 59 |
2013 |
21402 |
Russian composer Nikolai Kapustin (b. 1937) has written a considerable body of repertoire for solo piano, but he was largely unknown and much of his music was inaccessible in the West until the early 2000s. His Ten Bagatelles, Op. 59 (1991) are virtu... |
The 1927 Longwood Sketches of Firmin Swinnen: Replica of a Scenic Film Score |
2013 |
6055 |
In his Longwood Sketches: Suite for Organ in Four Parts (Theodore Presser, 1927), Belgian-American organist Firmin Swinnen provides the vicarious traveler with an aural travelogue of gunpowder magnate Pierre S. du Pont's Longwood Gardens outside Kenn... |
The teaching and artistic legacy of French-born pianist Daniel Ericourt |
1993 |
735 |
The principal objective of this study was to investigate the professional career of French-born pianist Daniel Ericourt (born 1903) and, more specifically, to explore Ericourt's contributions as artist-in-residence at The University of North Carolina... |
A study of selected piano works by Tobias Picker |
2019 |
638 |
Since his birth on July 18, 1954, Tobias Picker was destined to be a musician and composer of the highest rank. He learned to garner the spurts of energy that come with his Tourette’s Syndrome into his piano compositions starting at the early age of ... |
Costa Rican Composer Benjamín Gutiérrez and his Piano Works |
2008 |
13965 |
The purpose of this study is to research the life and work of Costa Rican composer Benjamín Gutiérrez (b.1937), with particular emphasis on his solo piano works. Although comprised of a small number of pieces, his piano output is an excellent represe... |
Beyond third stream: Henry Martin's Preludes and Fugues for solo piano |
2009 |
9991 |
Composed over a ten-year period from 1990 to 2000 and lasting just over two hours, the jazz-tinged Preludes and Fugues of Henry Martin (b. 1950) constitute a significant contribution to the contemporary piano repertoire. Composer, theorist, and piani... |
Pianist and composer Robert Casadesus: Huit Études, Opus 28 and Toccata, Opus 40 |
2012 |
4707 |
Robert Casadesus (1899-1972) was a world-renowned French concert pianist. His brilliant, fifty-year career took him to all corners of the world. Much has been written about his life and his enormous contribution, as a pianist and pedagogue, to the pi... |
Symmetry and retrospect: a stylistic and analytical review of Three Works for Solo Piano by Einojuhani Rautavaara |
2020 |
2801 |
Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928 – 2016) is one of Finland’s most well-known composers. He is widely respected for his compositions in the genres of opera, symphony, and vocal works, yet he has a significant body of work for solo piano that goes mostly un... |
The violin works of Joaquin Nin: a catalogue and violinistic perspective |
2013 |
4555 |
The amount of works for violin by Spanish composers is vast, varied and unfortunately, largely a mystery. There are many pieces that should be part of the standard violin repertoire, but are not simply because of lack of exposure and lack of knowledg... |
Ernst von Dohnányi’s Winterreigen, Op. 13 |
2015 |
4241 |
This document examines Ernst von Dohnányi's Winterreigen suite, Op. 13, a set of ten short character pieces for solo piano, composed in 1905. Dohnányi's musical and compositional background is considered, along with the immediate historical context o... |
Ludwig Schuncke (1810-1834) and his piano music |
1995 |
1433 |
The document explores the life and selected piano music of Ludwig Schuncke (1810-1834), the early nineteenth-century pianist, composer and close associate of Robert Schumann. Schuncke was one of the founding members of the Neue Zeitschrift fiir Musik... |
A study of Ningwu Du’s 24 Piano Preludes |
2022 |
915 |
The piano started to become an important instrument in China at the beginning of the 20th century. Chinese piano music started to flourish immensely since then. Chinese composers developed their own musical styles for the piano by mixing Western comp... |
1959 Jazz: A Historical Study and Analysis of Jazz and Its Artists and Recordings in 1959 |
2008 |
14699 |
Towards the end of the 1950s, about halfway through its nearly 100-year history, jazz evolution and innovation increased at a faster pace than ever before. By 1959, it was evident that two major innovative styles and many sub-styles of the major prev... |
Enumerating indeterminacy |
2009 |
1867 |
In much of the indeterminate music composed in the 1950s and 60s, the roles of the composer and performer are blurred, the performer having been
given control over musical elements previously dictated solely by the composer. Often, decisions must be... |
Pedagogical and performance guide of Lera Auerbach’s Images from childhood, op. 52 |
2019 |
1203 |
The purpose of this study is to provide a pedagogical and performance guide for Lera Auerbach’s Images from Childhood, Op. 52, a collection of twelve intermediate character pieces for the piano. This work, Auerbach’s homage to Schumann’s Kinderszenen... |
A study of Franz Liszt’s Variations on “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen” |
2021 |
2079 |
Variations on “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen,” S. 180 is one of Franz Liszt’s most significant but understudied piano works. Written after Liszt joined the Third Order of Saint Francis and during a time of deep personal tragedy, this composition refl... |
A pedagogical reference guide and performance analysis of Bagatelles, Op. 34 by Jean Sibelius |
2021 |
969 |
The aim of this treatise is to offer a pedagogical reference guide and performance analysis for Bagatelles, Op. 34, a set of ten short piano pieces by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) composed between 1914 and 1916. While the eighth piece of the set, “Joueu... |
Francis Poulenc’s Les Soirées de Nazelles (1930-1936) : his inspirations |
2022 |
509 |
The purpose of this study is to explore Francis Poulenc’s irreplaceable musical brilliance and distinction through his largest piano work, Les Soirées de Nazelles (1930-1936). To understand the styles and idioms in this work, it is essential to exami... |