<p> Piano Etudes of Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) and Franz Liszt (1811–1886) remain important concert repertoire and indispensable technical studies for serious pianists to this day. Along with their musical inventiveness, the technical requirement is often novel, with new figurations, extreme range as well as extended passages calling for considerable endurance. </p><p> The element of endurance has not been singled out for examination in the literature. To rectify, this paper takes a closer look at the virtuosic etudes from three collections: Chopin's Etudes Op. 10 and Op. 25, and Liszt's 12 <i>Transcendental Etudes</i> (1852) for an analysis of passages requiring endurance, and introduces the Endurance Rating (E.I.) as a factor of duration and strain. </p><p> It is hoped that the conclusion regarding endurance will elucidate the differences and similarities between etudes of Chopin and Liszt, determine the role of endurance in contributing to technical difficulty, and assist pianists in choosing appropriate works that would reduce the risk of injury from excessive strain.</p><p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:10748142 |
| Date | 04 May 2018 |
| Creators | Herrera, Tuesday |
| Publisher | California State University, Long Beach |
| Source Sets | ProQuest.com |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
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