Posted by Harry Winstanley on August 20, 19100 at 15:05:55:
In reply to: analysis of Chopin paraphrases?
posted by Bastiaan van der Waals on August 16, 19100 at 07:34:52:
: L.S. : I am writing an essay on Godowsky's Chopin paraphrases, concentrating on the typically Godowskian alterations/additions in harmony and counterpoint. Does anyone know of the existence of any technical literature on these paraphrases (or other Godowsky pieces) from the viewpoint of music theory? As far as I know these pieces are "terra incognita" in the theoretical literature. : I send my kind regards to all other Godowsky-groupies. : Bastiaan van der Waals, Holland. There have, to my knowledge been two theses written: The latter is very thorough and comprehensive. Best wishes,
1. 'A comprehensive performance project in piano literature and an essay on Leopold Godowsky's 53 Studies Uber die Etuden Von Chopin', by Steven Donald Jones (University of Iowa) AND
2. 'The Arrangements of Leopold Godowsky: An Aesthetic, Historical and Analutical study', by Millan Sachania, (Christ's College, University of Cambridge).
Harry