Although Thomas Dyke Tellefsen’s mazurkas have been considered mere imitations of Chopin’s musical idiom, his mazurkas are closely related to Norwegian folk elements. Tellefsen adopted Norwegian folkloric elements from his own country and infused Norwegian spirit into his works to create his own musical language. To trace the Norwegian folk influence, this study examines folk dance (the springar), folk instruments (the hardanger fiddle and the langeleik), and folk melodic and rhythmic motifs. As the result, this research demonstrates that Tellefsen’s mazurkas were influenced by a phrase structure of Norwegian springar dance music and the exact sound effect of folk instruments (the hardanger fiddle and the langeleik) as well as Norwegian folk rhythmic and melodic formulas which are frequently used in Norwegian folk tunes. Furthermore, the comparison between Tellefsen and Chopin’s mazurkas demonstrates that although their mazurkas seem to have a similar musical style, Tellefsen’s mazurkas include his own traditional Norwegian folk aesthetic, which present original contributions to the genre.

Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin is a Russian composer in the late nineteenth century. His compositions can be divided into three periods. Influenced by the romantic music and Frederic Chopin, the early period is from 1888 to 1902 in which his works are tonal music. In the second period, 1903-1908, Scriabin started to use more dissonances and chromaticism resulting in lacking tonality. In the late period, 1909-1915, Scriabin was impacted by mysticism, and his music style became more atonal. Scriabin¡¦s Mazurkas composed between 1889 to 1903, are in three sets, op.3, op.25 and op.40. The music style of these three sets is quite different and varied. This thesis focuses on the analysis of Scriabin¡¦s Mazurkas. Excluding the introduction and conclusion, there are three main parts. The first part stresses on the origin and history of the music genre ¡§Mazurka.¡¨ According to the historical document, the styles of three types of Mazurka and Frederic Chopin¡¦s Mazurka will be presented in this part. In the second part, the compositional background of Scriabin¡¦s Mazurkas, musical background of late nineteenth century in Russia, and Scriabin¡¦s music style in the three periods are fully discussed. The third part will give a detailed analysis of Scriabin¡¦s three Mazurkas (op.3, op.25 and op,40 ) showing the specific changes in style and different characters between his early and middle period of works.

Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2017-06-02T23:09:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 PauloCesarBezerraVitor_DISSERT.pdf: 8864158 bytes, checksum: cb17f2a65fe91b2d283440acbc9da3bd (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2017-06-12T19:54:03Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 PauloCesarBezerraVitor_DISSERT.pdf: 8864158 bytes, checksum: cb17f2a65fe91b2d283440acbc9da3bd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-12T19:54:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PauloCesarBezerraVitor_DISSERT.pdf: 8864158 bytes, checksum: cb17f2a65fe91b2d283440acbc9da3bd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-05 / O presente artigo tem por objetivo desenvolver uma proposta de an?lise e interpreta??o de quatro das 20 Mazurkas Op. 50 do compositor polon?s Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937). As Mazurkas Op. 50 foram escritas durante o per?odo nacionalista do compositor, que teve in?cio com a publica??o do ciclo de can??es Slopiewnie Op. 46. A pesquisa se desenvolve a partir dos trabalhos de autores como KOSAKOWSKI (1980), SAMSON (1990), PALMER (1983), CHYLINSKA (1993), PERKINS (1996), WIGHTMAN (1999), CHAE (2010), CESETTI (2009), LIU (2012), CADRIN & DOWNES (2015). O trabalho apresenta um resumo biogr?fico do compositor, oferecendo um panorama da sua obra, as particularidades do per?odo criativo com base no nacionalismo do seu pa?s e um estudo das Mazurkas Op.50 n? 1, 2, 3 e 4 sob a ?tica anal?tica e interpretativa. O artigo se justifica por se tratar de uma abordagem voltada ? execu??o do repert?rio pian?stico do s?culo XX ainda pouco difundido no Brasil, buscando oferecer uma base te?rico estrutural, ajudando a suprir necessidades did?ticas e ampliando as possibilidades na escolha de repert?rio a alunos e professores de piano. / This article aims to develop a analysis and interpretation of four of the 20 Mazurkas Op. 50 of the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937). The Mazurkas Op. 50 were written during the nationalist period of the composer, which began with the publication of Slopiewnie song cycle Op. 46. The research is developed from the work of authors such as Kosakowski (1980) SAMSON (1990) Palmer (1983), CHYLINSKA (1993) Perkins (1996), WIGHTMAN (1999), CHAE (2010), Cesetti (2009), Liu (2012), Cadrin & DOWNES (2015). The work presents a biographical sketch of the composer offering an overview of his work, the peculiarities of the creative period based on the nationalism of his country and a study of the Mazurkas Op.50 No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the analytical perspective and interpretive. Article is justified because it is a focused approach to the implementation of the piano repertoire of the twentieth century still not widespread in Brazil, seeking to offer a theoretical and structural basis, helping to meet educational needs and expanding the possibilities in the repertoire of choice for students and teachers piano.

Cultural phenomenon of piano mazurka, since Chopin’s time one of the most important forms of artistic expression shaped by the Polish musical tradition, is evidenced by numerous valuable compositions that were no less significant in the 20th century than in the 19th century, which is in the time of domination of the Romantic paradigm and national culture that flourished on its ground.

Master of Music / Music, Theatre, and Dance / Slawomir Dobrzanski / This Master’s report analyzes four piano compositions performed on April 9, 2015 at the author’s Master’s recital. The works under consideration are Johann Sebastian Bach’s Partita in B flat major, BWV 825; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Sonata in D major, K.576; Fryderyk Chopin’s Four Mazurkas, Opus 17; and Aram Khachaturian’s Toccata. This analysis includes the discussion of the theoretical, stylistic, and historical background of each composition.

The subject of this theses is to compose the suggestion of methodology training of rhytmic gymnastics for primary school children and its verification in practise. The aim of the research is to find out the entrance rhytmic skills, their eventual improvement with the help of the built-up methodology, and the exit level of rhytmic skills. The theses contains the complete preparations for physical training lessons, the set of trainings and the description of particular dances. The theses should make the questions of training of the easiest dances accessible for the teachers.

Il ballo sociale di coppia è una forma di svago che è tornata ad essere praticata da giovani e adulti soprattutto dagli anni Novanta. Questa ricerca sociologica ha per oggetto gli eventi di ballo sociale di coppia che hanno luogo attualmente a Milano in spazi pubblici, soprattutto nel centro città, senza autorizzazioni formali e privi di finalità di lucro. L’ipotesi di base è che questi eventi, organizzati da gruppi di ballerini attraverso reti sociali online, siano parte di un fenomeno sociale unico. I tipi di ballo coinvolti sono il tango argentino, la mazurka francese neotrad, lo swing e i balli del sud Italia. Questo lavoro, attraverso l’osservazione partecipante in situazione e interviste in parte semistrutturate e in parte biografiche, mira ad individuare i significati specifici che distinguono tale pratica urbana dal ballo di coppia in luoghi istituzionali e quale sia il ruolo giocato dello spazio pubblico nel differenziare i due oggetti. Nell’analisi delle interviste, l’ambito di significato relativo alla socialità collettiva si è distinto rispetto agli altri per corposità e complessità, è stato perciò scelto come chiave interpretativa del fenomeno. Questa pratica si rivela, infine, una forma di socievolezza e un ambiente sociale in cui esperire un’intimità di gruppo generata da interazioni estemporanee tra conoscenti, e trova negli spazi pubblici della città il suo teatro di espressione privilegiato. / In Western culture, social partner dances have re-emerged as a leisure activity for young and adults since the 90’s. This sociological research concerns social partner dancing events taking place in public spaces in Milan nowadays, especially in the city centre. They are organized through online social networks by groups of dancers who occupy the public space without any formal license and any profit-mindedness; Argentinian tango, French mazurka, swing, and Southern Italian dances are the types of dances involved. The underlying assumption is that these street events are part of a unique social phenomenon. By means of an at home perspective to participant observation, semistructured, and in-depth interviews, this work aims, firstly, to find specific meanings to this practice by comparing it to partner dances performed in institutional places; and secondly, to identify the role of public space in this framework. The collective sociality dimension of meaning has been chosen as a key to interpretation, since it stood out for complexity and relevance. This urban practice turns out to be a kind of simmelian sociability and an environment to experience a group intimacy produced by extemporary interactions of acquaintances; of which urban public spaces, furthermore, prove to be a perfect theatre to its full expression.