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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1 The notion of variation; 1.1 The notion of variation in literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; 1.2 An attempt to formulate the notion of variation in the work of Chopin; 2 The morphology of Chopin's variations; 2.1 Modifications of melody; 2.2 Harmony as a variable element; 2.3 Changes in texture as an element of variation; 2.4 Differences in articulation; 2.5 The joint action of different means of variation; 2.6 Variation technique in relation to sequences and thematic work |
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3 Variations of microstructures3.1 Variations of motifs and phrases; 3.2 Variation technique and periodic design; 3.3 Variation technique and the construction of the sections of one-movement works; 4 Variations of macrostructures; 4.1 Transformations of themes; 4.2 Reprise as variation; 4.3 The dominance of variation technique in the shaping of a work; 4.4 Variation forms; 5 The evolution of Chopin's variation technique; Bibliography; musical examples; Index of Chopin's works; Index of names |
| Summary |
While Chopin composed only a few works in variation form, he employed variations and variation technique in the majority of his works. Multiple modified repetitions of musical units on different levels of a work are so typical of Chopin's works that this may be considered one of the chief determinants of his style. Focusing on a broad range of Chopin's works, this book explores the extent to which Chopin's oeuvre is suffused with variations, the role that variation technique plays in his work, to what extent it interacts with other techniques for developing and modifying musical material, and how the variation technique itself evolved. Beginning with a comprehensively documented investigation of the concept of variation in its own right, Zofia Chechlianska employs Riemannian and Schenkerian theory to consider, in turn, the ways in which Chopin constructs variations on the level of microstructure (motif and phrase) and macrostructure (thematic areas, sections, movements and form). This is the first English translation of one of the classics of musicological literature in Poland and is essential reading for scholars of Chopin and nineteenth-century music and music analysts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849 fast |
| Subject |
Variations -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- Piano & Keyboard.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Percussion.
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MUSIC -- General.
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Variations
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Comber, John, translator
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| LC no. |
2018052693 |
| ISBN |
9780429638367 |
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0429638361 |
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9780429030475 |
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0429030479 |
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9780429641534 |
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0429641532 |
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9780429635199 |
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0429635192 |
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