Nineteenth-century piano music : essays in performance and analysis / edited by David Witten.

Other author Witten, David, editor.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Garland Publishing, 1997.
Descriptionviii, 310 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesGarland reference library of the humanities ; v. 1799
Perspectives in music criticism and theory ; v. 3
Perspectives in music criticism and theory ; v. 3. ^A373019
Garland reference library of the humanities ; v. 1799. ^A654521
Contents Stemless noteheads, flying frisbees, and other analytical tools / David Witten -- Notes to an heroic analysis: a translation of Schenker's unpublished study of Beethoven's piano variations, op. 35 / Nicholas Marston -- Texture and gender: new prisms for understanding Hensel's and Mendelssohn's piano pieces / Camilla Cai -- Chopin's "concluding expansions" / Charles Burkhart -- The coda wagging the dog: tails and wedges in the Chopin Ballades / David Witten -- Madness or prophecy? Schumann's Gesänge der Frühe, op. 133 / John Daverio -- Franz Schubert and Franz Liszt: a posthumous partnership / Cristina Capparelli Gerling -- Brahms: where less is more / Antony Hopkins -- A masterpiece from an inhibition: quashing the "inquisitive savage" / Joel Sheveloff.
Abstract A collection of essays clarifying theoretical concepts, debunking myths, and illuminating 19th-century piano repertoire. Subjects include the element of texture in the piano works of Felix Mendelssohn and his sister Fanny Hensel, and techniques that heighten harmonic tension in Chopin's ballades.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 96034480
ISBN0815315023 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML706 .N58 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold