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Stravinsky and the Transcriptional Process: an Analytical and Historical Study of Petrouchka

After considering Petrouchka's historical and compositional background and the orchestral revision of 1947, this thesis analyzes the composition, dealing specifically with formal, harmonic, and melodic aspects. The study's most important discovery is of a common formal design for all the scenes and the piece as a whole, where the outer thirds of ternary structures are equal in length. The thesis also examines Stravinsky's transcriptional procedures, cataloging and contrasting them with those of the nineteenth century. The solo transcription of Petrouchka is fully discussed in the light of Stravinsky's singular treatment of and writing for the piano. In addition to the recorded performance of Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka, this dissertation includes three tape recordings of selected piano works of J. P. Rameau, L. V. Beethoven, F. Chopin, F. Liszt, C. Franck, A. Scriabin, and G. Crumb.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500654
Date05 1900
CreatorsHallquist, Robert N.
ContributorsBanowetz, Joseph, Cho, Gene J., Brothers, Lester Dwayne, 1945-
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatxi, 61 leaves : ill., music, Text
RightsPublic, Hallquist, Robert N., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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