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Comparative Analysis of the Musical Distortion in Kaikhosru Sorabji’s and Vladimir Horowitz’s Piano Paraphrases Based on Bizet’s Opera Carmen

This study focuses on a comparative analysis of two piano paraphrases, Pastiche on Habanera from ‘Carmen’ by Kaikhosru Sorabji and Variations on a Theme from Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ by Vladimir Horowitz. These compositions idiomatically distort the original material in a manner that was not explored up to the moment of their respective conception. They expose each composer’s free compositional approach, reflecting musical freedom rooted in the originality of their musical thinking. The aesthetic uniqueness of these two compositions strongly stimulates and justifies academic interest to explore their technical construction, musical differences, and artistic significance. This study proposes to undertake a comparative study of these two compositions, analyzing (1) aspects of the musical character, which are linked with embellishment, or rearrangement of original material, and (2) differences in performance approach based on recorded examples and critical observations by others of the performances of these works by Sorabji and Horowitz.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc699924
Date12 1900
CreatorsKim, Mi-Jin
ContributorsBanowetz, Joseph, Harlos, Steven, 1953-, Wodnicki, Adam
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Kim, Mi-Jin, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
RelationLecture recital: October 2, 2014, ark:/67531/metadc948542, Recital: February 2, 2012, ark:/67531/metadc171475, Recital: April 22, 2010, ark:/67531/metadc89313, Recital: April 16, 2009, ark:/67531/metadc86315

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