Piano pieces by Roy Harris, Marc Blitzstein, Paul Bowles and Irving Fine: A performing edition.
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Title
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Piano pieces by Roy Harris, Marc Blitzstein, Paul Bowles and Irving Fine: A performing edition.
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Identifier
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AAI3024813
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identifier
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3024813
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Creator
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Lerner, Bennett Lawrence.
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Contributor
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Adviser: John Graziano
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Date
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2001
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Music
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Abstract
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This dissertation is a performing edition with commentary of eleven piano pieces, mostly from the 1940s, by four American composers. The pieces are Roy Harris's American Ballads, Set II ("Li'l Boy Named David" and "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"), Marc Blitzstein's Three Pieces from The Guests ("Variation 2," "Pas de Deux," and "Three-Four Dance"), Paul Bowles's Two Latin-American Pieces (Orosi and Tierra Mojada), and Irving Fine's Diversions for Piano ("Measuring Music [The Red Queen's Gavotte]," "Little Toccata," "Arioso [Koko's Lullaby]," and "Flamingo Dance"). Chapter I, "Four American Composers," discusses the musical and personal connections of the composers. Chapter II, "Commentary," presents the background and historical context of the compositions; sources of the compositional materials; relevant biographical information; accounts of the author's meetings with the composers, their family members and colleagues; relevant literary or folk song texts; comments on the composers' own performances and their suggestions about performance style; lists of relevant recordings; and descriptions of the music. Chapter III, "The Scores," presents the music in clear, readable editions with many suggestions by the author for dynamics, phrasings, articulations, expression, pedaling, tempo, and key signatures, as well as fingerings. Chapter IV, "Editorial Notes," discusses the editorial changes and suggestions. The pieces are of intermediate to advanced difficulty and as such are a contribution of value to the repertoire of American piano music.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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D.M.A.
