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Music for Two Pianos by Taiwanese Composers Mao-Shuen Chen, Gordon Shi-Wen Chin, Pey-Wen Yen, Ching-Wen Chao
This is the first study to focus exclusively on two-piano compositions by Taiwanese composers. The four compositions for two pianos included in this study are Ballade (2003) by Mao-Shuen Chen (b. 1936), Quiet Joy (1999) by Gordon Shi-Wen Chin (b. 1957), Piano Duet (2005) by Pey-Wen Yen (b. 1966) …
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An Analysis of the Genesis of Motive, Rhythm, and Pitch in the First Movement of the Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion by Béla Bartók.
… Bartók created his masterwork, the Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1937), in a very complex period of his life. Since it was a mature piece, Bartók utilized typically "Bartókian" compositional techniques and styles. His ethnomusicological studies were also influential factors in the …
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Johannes Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn. Analysis and comparison of the version for two pianos, Op. 56a, and the version for orch., Op. 56b
Thesis (M.M.T.)--Boston University, 1953
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The Dynamics of Fidelity and Creativity: Liszt’s Reworkings of Orchestral and Gypsy-Band Music
… those of Liszt’s own symphonic poems for two pianos during his Weimar years 1848–61. By shifting the medium of solo piano to two pianos, the interaction of fidelity and creativity becomes reinvigorated in accordance with new reworking methods for the new medium. Liszt’s deep understanding …
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Exploring Cross-Cultural Elements, Performance Practice, and Performance Guide to China West Suite by Chen Yi
… techniques. The China West Suite for two pianos consists of four movements, each portraying different aspects of Chinese folk elements while blending them with Western musical idioms. This study aims to explore the fusion of Chinese and Western traditions in China West Suite, focusing …
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VIRTUOSIC ELEMENTS IN THE COLLABORATIVE PIANIST’S REPERTOIRE: SELECTED SOLO, VOCAL, AND CHAMBER WORKS OF RACHMANINOFF AND RAVEL
… and the programmed works ranged from vocal to two-piano, to sonatas and a piano trio. The recitals were arranged to demonstrate as much contrast as possible, while being grouped by composer. The first recital was performed on April 24, 2009. This recital featured five songs of Rachmaninoff, as …
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Third-Millennium Heart, for soprano and ten instruments, and "Constructing Postmodern Objects: Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen's New Simplicity"
… Jensen. Set for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, two percussionists, two pianos, violin, viola, and cello, the fifty-minute composition navigates its way through Andkjær Olsen’s words using song, speech, and instrumental movements that illustrate images from the poetry.“Constructing Postmodern …
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Performance Guide of the two-piano version of Zhang Zhao Piano Concerto No. II “The Might”
AbstractThis paper focuses on the two-piano version of Zhang Zhao’s Piano Concerto No. II, “The Mighty,” examining its compositional features, performance considerations, and pedagogical applications. Born in an ethnically diverse region of Yunnan, Zhang Zhao’s music is deeply influenced by local …
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I. On Process II. Portfolio of Compositions
… 6. Twister Season for vibraphone, marimba, two pianos, cello and double bass (2006) 7. Six Journeys for bass clarinet and piano (2006/2007) 8. horrifictionalexander graham belladonna for flute, guitar and bass clarinet (2007) 9. Stalking the Unseeable Animal for flute, clarinet, piano and …
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Piano and popular culture: how Snow White and Charlie Brown made it to the concert hall
… Greg Anderson’s arrangement of Three Waltzes for Two Pianos, which draw inspiration from the Walt Disney Productions adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The objective will be to determine whether or not these pieces draw upon the scores that are culturally attached to these characters …
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Rotational strategy in selected works by Béla Bartók
… Quartet No. 4, Piano Sonata, and Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion in order to illuminate new analytical interpretations otherwise obscured. The question here, although highly provocative, is not whether sonata form does or even can exist in this post-tonal repertoire, but rather what do …
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Musical Ambiguity in Analysis and Composition: Problems of Pattern, Value, Form, and Structure
… Phase and Johannes Ockeghem's Requiem. Chapter Two applies concepts from Gestalt Theory and Kubik's "internal rhythms" to polyphony and variations from the mbira tradition of Zimbabwe. Chapter Three combines integral serialism's techniques of parametric structuring and Saussurean linguistics to …
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Gumiho: how I tried to give up eating human livers and love someone: an opera in two acts
… is human livers. The complete opera will be in two acts with five scenes and a libretto in English, and will be scored for chamber orchestra with six singers: Gumiho (lyric soprano), Woodman (bass-baritone), God (lyric tenor), Mother (mezzo-soprano), and three villagers/visitors (Villager 1 - …