Hans Werner Henze's "Five Scenes from the Snow Country": An analysis.
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Title
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Hans Werner Henze's "Five Scenes from the Snow Country": An analysis.
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Identifier
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AAI9119621
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identifier
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9119621
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Creator
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Chung, Yiu-kwong.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Joseph N. Straus
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Date
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1991
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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 | Biography
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Abstract
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In the present study, Henze's Five Scenes from the Snow Country for Solo Marimba has been examined in five ways: (1) brief information about the composer, the background of the piece as well as the available recording and reviews; (2) comparative study of the two published editions; (3) analysis of the series, pitch structure, melodic devices, motivic coherence, textural devices, formal design, and rhythm; (4) discussion of the misprints that are "foreign" to the hexachordal context; (5) examination of the performance problems derived from technical demands of the music and discussion of interpretive decisions based upon analytical comprehension of the piece.;Several factors contributed to the selection of this piece for the present study. First, compositions for solo marimba written by a composer of high renown are conspicuously few. Five Scenes from the Snow Country, composed by the celebrated German composer Hans Werner Henze, represents one of the finest recent compositions for solo marimba demanding from the soloist well-developed technical skills and mature musical judgments. Second, although this piece was published by Schott in 1982, it has generally been neglected by American percussion students and professional marimbists. Third, there has been no published analytical study of this piece prior to the present one. Fourth, there are numerous misprints in the first and the second editions.;In sum, the purpose of this study is multifold. The ultimate goal is to contribute to the popular recognition of the marimba. In addition, the analytical study will help marimbists prepare themselves to understand, perform and teach this piece. Finally, since performance problems derived from the technical, structural or expressive demands of the music will be examined, and possible solutions to those problems will be intensively discussed; the present analysis will give performers and theorists insight into the application of theoretical analysis to performance in general and to particular interpretive decisions.
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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.
