A Dissertation submitted for the Degree of Master of Music to the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1995 / This study is an investigation of the performance practice observed by organists when recording the organ works of Cesar FrancK against the criteria of score, instrument and tradition. Based on these findings, a more informed reconstruction of the interpretations and manners of performance employed by the composer and his contemporaries is obtained. [Abbreviated Abstract. Open document to view full version] / MT2017

This study examines the five late keyboard works of Cesar Franck: the Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue and the Prelude. Aria, and Finale for piano, and the three organ chorales. The study focuses on harmonic and contrapuntal techniques and their interrelationships, placing the discussion in the context of an analysis of the whole piece. The primary goal is to identify the salient characteristics of each piece; a secondary goal is to identify common harmonic and contrapuntal aspects of Franck's style.

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