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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc699859 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Lim, Mikyung |
| Contributors | Wodnicki, Adam, Puccinelli, Elvia L., Banowetz, Joseph, Harlos, Steven, 1953- |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Lim, Mikyung, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
| Relation | Lecture recital: September 26, 2014, ark:/67531/metadc948651, Recital: November 11, 2011, ark:/67531/metadc171750, Recital: April 11, 2009, ark:/67531/metadc86300, Recital: February 29, 2008, ark:/67531/metadc67423 |
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