Twelve -tone writing in the piano music of Ben Weber (1916--1979).
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Title
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Twelve -tone writing in the piano music of Ben Weber (1916--1979).
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Identifier
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AAI3304500
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identifier
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3304500
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Creator
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Son, Jeeyoung.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Joseph Straus
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Date
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2008
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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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The purpose of this research is to find out through detailed analytical studies, Ben Weber's twelve-tone language and his individual style. It has been briefly mentioned by himself and by others, that Weber used the 'twelve-tone technique' in most of his compositions, but there has been no extended and thorough analytical study done on any one of his compositions to prove that he actually is a 'twelve-tone composer', and to find out what his musical style really is. I have selected five pieces for analytical studies, of which the compositional dates span from 1939 (23 years of age) to 1972 (56 years of age): Five Bagatelles for Piano , Op. 2 (1939), Fantasia (Variations), Op. 25 (1946), Lyric Piece, Op. 40a (1953-4), Humoreske, Op. 49 (1958), and Intermezzo, Op. 64 (1972). Five Bagatelles (Ch. 2), Lyric Piece (Ch. 3), and Humoreske (Ch. 4) are each devoted a chapter, and thoroughly analyzed, and Intermezzo and Fantasia (Variation) are put together in Ch. 5, with brief analyses of both pieces. Besides some articles and newspaper clippings, there are hardly any secondary sources found on the subject of Ben Weber and his music; however there is a very important primary source in addition to the scores, which is an unpublished memoir titled, "How I took 63 years to commit suicide by Ben Weber (as told to Matthew Paris)." Although there is not much explanation of his music, it is still very significant in terms of understanding Weber's character, personality, and philosophy.
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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.
