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Stravinsky's "Great Passacaglia"
Recurring Elements in the Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
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Donald G. Traut
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English
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2016
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The first full-length analytic study devoted to the Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments, combining sketch studies, musicological context, and straightforward analyses of all three movements.
Stravinsky's "Great Passacaglia" marks the first full-length analytic study devoted to the Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments, an important neoclassic piece composed by one of the most influential composers of the twentieth century. Donald Traut examines the complex significance of this piece for Stravinsky and his contemporaries. For the composer, the Concerto was both a major artistic accomplishment in his burgeoning neoclassic style and a vehicle for financial gain as a touring soloist, an endeavor that took him throughout Europe and was instrumental in bringing him to America for the first time. For many of Stravinsky's critics it came to represent all that was wrong with his new style, while for others it pointed the way forward through the past, taking on an important role in the Bach revival of the 1920s. By combining sketch studies, musicological context, and straightforward analyses ofall three movements, the book paints a comprehensive picture of the piece's creation, impact, and structure that will be of interest not only to musicologists and music theorists, but to pianists, conductors, and concert-goers aswell.
Donald Traut is associate professor of music theory at the University of Arizona.
Stravinsky's "Great Passacaglia" marks the first full-length analytic study devoted to the Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments, an important neoclassic piece composed by one of the most influential composers of the twentieth century. Donald Traut examines the complex significance of this piece for Stravinsky and his contemporaries. For the composer, the Concerto was both a major artistic accomplishment in his burgeoning neoclassic style and a vehicle for financial gain as a touring soloist, an endeavor that took him throughout Europe and was instrumental in bringing him to America for the first time. For many of Stravinsky's critics it came to represent all that was wrong with his new style, while for others it pointed the way forward through the past, taking on an important role in the Bach revival of the 1920s. By combining sketch studies, musicological context, and straightforward analyses ofall three movements, the book paints a comprehensive picture of the piece's creation, impact, and structure that will be of interest not only to musicologists and music theorists, but to pianists, conductors, and concert-goers aswell.
Donald Traut is associate professor of music theory at the University of Arizona.
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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1 Context and Composition
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2 Concerto as Catalyst
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3 Analytical Tools and Recurring Elements
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4 Counterpoint and Tonality in the First Movement
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5 Tetrachords and Tritones in the Largo
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6 Points of Imitation in the Finale
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Conclusion
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Appendix
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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Keywords for this book
music theory; musicology; music history; music composition; music studies; piano; wind intrsuments; classical music; twentieth century composers; twentieth century music; concerto
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
