Variations

Variations
Author: Ludwig van Beethoven
Publisher:
Total Pages: 13
Release: 1969
Genre:
ISBN:

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Thayer's Life of Beethoven

Thayer's Life of Beethoven
Author: Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 636
Release: 1992-04-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780691027173

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Although some portions of Thayer's original text have been deleted because recent Beethoven research has proved them inaccurate, "the majority of the text used consists of the coordinated treatment of Thayer's notes and manuscript by these three editors [H. Deiters, H. Riemann, and H. Krehbiel]" with additions and corrections by the present editor.

Variations

Variations
Author: Ludwig van Beethoven
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1969
Genre:
ISBN:

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Variations on the theme Là ci darem la mano

Variations on the theme Là ci darem la mano
Author: Ludwig van Beethoven
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1969
Genre: Variations (Bassoon, clarinet, flute), Arranged
ISBN:

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Variations on La CI Darem La Mano Op. 2 from Mozart's Don Giovanni

Variations on La CI Darem La Mano Op. 2 from Mozart's Don Giovanni
Author: Jan Ekier
Publisher: Pwm
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre:
ISBN: 9781480390850

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(PWM). The Variations on "La ci darem la mano" from Mozart's Don Giovanni are also published in a solo piano version in 132229, and a two piano reduction in 00132232. The National Edition of the Works of Fryderyk Chopin Published by PWM Exclusively Distributed by Hal Leonard Corporation Co-Editors Jan Ekier and Pawel Kaminski The objective of the National Edition is to present Chopin's complete output in its authentic form, based on the entire body of available sources. Sources were analyzed with up-to-date scientific and musicological methodology. The National Edition was based on sources originated from the composer, mainly autographs, copies of autographs and first editions with the composer's corrections, and pupils' copies with Chopin's annotations. In cases when original sources were lacking, the closest possible materials were used. Collecting the source materials was a laborious task which took years of effort. The characteristics of sources, the links and discrepancies between them as well as the reasons for particular editorial decisions are discussed in the Source Commentary in each volume. The Performance Commentary appended to each volume includes: the realization of ornaments, comments on pedal markings (the original markings sometimes are inadequate, due to the difference in sound between pianos used in Chopin`s times and modern pianos), suggestions as to the "harmonic legato" (a performance technique often used by Chopin and now forgotten). About the National Edition Full Introduction to the Polish National Edition of the Works of Fryderyk Chopin

The Variations of Johannes Brahms

The Variations of Johannes Brahms
Author: Julian Littlewood
Publisher: Plumbago Books and Arts
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2004
Genre: Variations
ISBN: 0954012348

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Variation is a fundamental musical principle, yet its most naked expression - variation form - resists all but the broadest of descriptions. This book offers listener, performer, analyst and composer an eclectic array of approaches to `Theme and Variations', including: patterns of departure and return; real versus perceived time; strategies of propulsion and closure in an intrinsically cyclic and open-ended form; the interplay of authorial voices deriving from dialogue between the `self' of variations and the `other' of their theme; critique of a theme through a set's generic references; drama and narrative achieved through textural and tonal control; and the intrinsic sound of a variation, so different from that of a freely composed work. These topics are introduced through a general survey of the form, seen through the prisms of the provenance of themes and the ideologies of sets, before being developed through close study of Brahms's variation sets and movements. Brahms was supremely aware of his place in music history and was uncommonly self-conscious in his manipulation of different techniques of composition. His variation sets - some of the most well-crafted and beloved examples - place the interplay of forms and styles at the heart of their identity. Moreover, in their stunning breadth and diversity they offer a microcosm of Brahms's entire output, a succinct revelation of his life-long concerns. Through them we marvel at his technical and poetic mastery, and journey to the heart of his creative character.