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A Comparison of the Styles of Liszt, Thalberg, Pixis, Herz, Czerny, and Chopin as Seen in Hexaméron
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>In the early Romantic period, mechanical improvements in the piano and the great popularity of opera inspired composers to write piano works based on opera themes. One of these compositions, Hexaméron, was collectively written by six eminent pianist-composers of that time, Franz Liszt, Sigismond Thalberg, Johann Peter Pixis, Henri Herz, Carl Czerny and Frédéric Chopin, fulfilling a commission by the Princess Christina Belgiojoso, hostess of a Parisian salon. The work took the form of a set of variations, with the theme selected from the duet "Suoni la tromba" from Vincenzo Bellini's opera I Puritani. Each composer contributed one variation and Liszt, serving as a coordinator, added an introduction, several interludes and a finale. This document consists of stylistic analyses and comparisons of the six composers's distinct keyboard styles, and includes a separate discussion of Liszt's contributions and the way that he succeeds in unifying the various elements into a cohesive work.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- D.M.A.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Campus Access Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- School of Music
- Year
- 2010
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Kim, Seung-Ah
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Charles Fugo
Subjects
dc:subject × 9Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- © 2010, Seung-Ah Kim
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/200
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholarcommons.sc.edu:etd-1201