INTERPRETATIVE ISSUES IN PE CONTEMPORARY PIANO MUSIC by Philip Thomas (Volume II) Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of PhD in Performance Practice Department of Music University of Sheffield G April 1999
INTERPRETATIVE ISSUES IN PE
CONTEMPORARY PIANO MUSIC
by Philip Thomas
(Volume II)
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the
degree of PhD in Performance Practice
Department of Music
University of Sheffield
G
April 1999
INDEX OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES
(listed alphabetically by composer)
Composer work Example No.
Barry, G. Au Milieu 1.60
Beethoven, L. Sonata in F minor, Op. 57 3.11
Benjamin, G. Sonata 1.5
Berg, A. Sonata Op. 1 2.1a
Berio, L. Sequenza 1 4.2
Sequenza IV 4.1,4.3-4.30
Boulez, P. Sonata No. 1 1.19b
Sonata No. 2 1.4
Busotti, S. pour clavier 1.56b
Chopin, F. Nocturnes 1.40,1.53b
Preludes No. 18 1.41
Dillon, J. Spleen 1.50
Feldman, M. Piano 1.16,1.52
Piano Piece 1956a 1.58a
Piano piece 1956b 3.16
Triadic Memories 1.8,1.9,1.24,
1.30,1.35,1.51,
2.17-2.25,3.2
Vertical Thoughts IV 1.58b
Ferneyhough, B. Intermedio alla Ciaccona 1.46 Lemma-Icon-Epigram 1.7,1.44,3.17
String Quartet No. 2 1.45
Finnissy, M. all. fall. down 1.59
Elephant 1.34
English Country Tunes 1.2,1.11,1.55
1.56,1.57
Fast Dances, Slow Dances 1.15 Gershwin Arrangements 3.10 Jazz 1.21,1.48
Reels 1.10,1.47
Short But... 1.33 Sometimes 1... 3.9
Grainger, P. The Gum-Suckers March 1.27a
Haydn, J. Sonata in E flat, Hob. XVI: 52 1.53a Ives, C. Sonata No. 2 'Concord' 1.17, 1.27b,
1.42
Johnson, R. S. Seven Short Piano Pieces 1.38
Ligeti, G. Etudes pour piano 1.14
Messiaen, O. Catalogue d'oiseaux' 1.20 Modes de valeurs et d'intensites . 1.25 Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jesus Christ 3.6
Pärt, A. Für Alina 3.7
Poole, G. TEN 1.1 Rihm, W. Klavierstück VII 1.28, 1.61 Sackman, N. Sonata 1.18 Saxton, R. Sonata 1.37, 2.4-2.12, Schnittke, A. Sonata No. 2 1.13, 1.49 Schoenberg, A. Suite Op. 25 1.19a Skempton, H. Campanella 1.36
First Prelude 3.3 Invention 1.22 September Song 1.29, 3.8
Stockhausen, K. Klavierstück 1 1.6,1.26,1.39,
1.43, 2.3,3.1
Klavierstück IV 1.23 Klavierstück IX 1.54
Stravinsky, I. Les Cinq Doigts 2. lb Tippett, M. King Priam 3.4
Piano Concerto 3.5 Sonata No. 2 2.13- 2.16,3.4,
3.5. Sonata No. 3 1.12, 1.32
Webern, A. Variations Op. 27 1.3,2.2 Xenakis, I. Eveyali 1.31, 3.12-3.15
Example 1.1
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Example 1.3
1.3a Webern, Variations Op. 27 1st movement b. 1-2
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1.3c Webern, Variations Op. 27 3rd movement (final variations) b. 56
wieder ruhig
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1.4 Boulez, Piano Sonata No. 2 (1st page)
PIANO
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1.35a Feldman, Triadic Memories (quintuplets from pg 36)
1.35b Feldman, Triadic Memories (introduction of semiquavers, pg 34)
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(J=132)
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1.41 Chopin, Preludes No. 18 b. 12
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Example 1.60b and '1.61
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Example 1.61 (cont. )
S
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1
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2.1a Berg, Sonata Op. 1 (beginning)
Mäßig bewe t.
p accel. _-- `ý rit.
--ý_ ý, ý-
2.1b Stravinsky, Les Cinq Doigts 'Lento'
12345
35ý ý
5 5 i1 2 3 4 5
1
Example 2.2a
9
(I, G,. l ) r_
2.2a Webern, Variations Op. 27
1st movement, b. 6-12
70
g Cl) 2 3
Tp
"3 TT
(ZD 1st movement, b. 34-38
rit. 'pq 35 36
*A 64 iv ýý
m
f T
44 looý !41
SIBS 5 to z ýý'. t67S3 ---ý' ºº
tempo -qR
Z3
Example 2.2a
2.2a (cont. ) 3rd movement b. 33-34 (transition into 3rd variation)
vce-Oy, zl% .3
rit. tempo ýý
molto rit. _
bLA: Sfp pf m'
e1 1
Example 2.2b and 2.2c
2.2b Webern, Variations Op. 27 1st movement b. 1-7
Cnlir r":. 4 i(r -h --n.
AA
2.2c Webern, Variations Op. 27 1st movement b. 8-10
I
21 3
(Ez) cv %Q II
g Z. g6 10 1z
L
pu 4w -
Z LIZA
4 cl to (rýz 7 3
a- -- -- -6 or RO3`
B- g
S
i ý, 37i
It 10 __
ýZ
Example 2.2d
O
0
O E
S N
C
O
cC L
CC
L
.0 aý
A v
Cd 'I t
dA` "-
aý,
N
`ýv
`ý
d $ý`
M
Example 2.3
2.3a Stockhausen, Klavierstück I b. 1-3
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"f 4
pP .p
f
4
1v a 4L4
.j 41 ý-I) f -Aa" 44 ,
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............:............. �f 5: 4
2.3b Stockhausen, Klavierstück I b. 4-6
S
r-3--,
ap-
----------------------5: 4 --- -------------- ýqc
11: 12
pp 0
ý, fffff , tzl g a# ý
2 iF
PP PF, I -ýý '1 4 #ý) r pp ýW,
-ý '3'fqqb ff iß ____ý
-- Example 2.4a
2.4a Saxton, Sonata (pg 1)
Lento 1 =56
3
mp
qt 4
poco accel.
r3 3 -, f3^3 r-3-, r-3-, C= -1 IM ?i III I
f: tea.
(a tempo)
TO. lb-0.
E; -I_ I -Ell
(poco) rn
m m f `ý'r� rv
b 10 10
"f sempre Sim.
"9! lbs. 11 1V -Ps `/ . -V- -
. Xo st a. a
;.. . ctu.... '. GX£'b.
: k. Vii.
L- accel-- ----------- Piü mosso =66
Example 2.4
2.4b Saxton, Sonata 2 hexachords featured in opening page
nn
2.4c Saxton, Sonata spatial arrangement of hexachord 2
2.4d Saxton, Sonata (pg 2)
Piü mosso o) =72 3 r3
: D..
qq Is_. _, 5 -, f)
SPE -1
ad lib.
r hýý
9: 8 1
tq"ý
: %ö. ad lib.
3
P
Example 2.5a
00 u 'ci
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a) 0 Ei a
1ý
Q
0 a E V h
A
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cz c 0
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cz tr)
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h
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aý
bn
Co u Cu
O
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Cl)
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O
C7'
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t1 U
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O
O E
0 C v
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s. 0
0
X
U
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co 0
0
c aý 0
d
0
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1
NN
Example 2.6
2.6 Saxton, Sonata selected themes founded upon intervals of fourths and
tritones (pg 4; pg 5; pg 8; pg 10; pg 10 (3rd line); pg 14; pg 15)
_, K. Piü mosso
J) =105 Presto e vivo
I. =105
mp
v -------' q
if
Z , 1f
H Meno mosso 1i)
=96
f (sostenuto) r- .5 --ý
1 11
con To, sempre
Presto e vivo =116
Ta.
Vivo J) =108
3
7r 6k: 6T 61 [6
A ra ajII
eq/
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ý. ýeö '
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0
0 Cf)
CF 0 x cl
a\ u
0 N y C E C C d
x
JC3
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r . °. E
4
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i. C. 1
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Lr r
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to
i
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vv
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vv
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C,
F l
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5
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siý
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CC
C 0
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Cl)
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Example 2.9
N
a)
CL
cl cv 0
to
0 x
rn N
1
r Mv
cr;
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11 -6q
__ H
i
, I- 00
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, "_a4) ! 4: 3 -1 4: 3 ;, -I
-1
.ý
Molto meno mosso =56 poco a poco accelerando
mf, ,
2.10b Saxton, Sonata (transition pg 4-5)
Example 2.10
(sec. )
DF
7.4
00
00
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cu L
cu
O
O
x c3
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as
N
0
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1: 3
Q-i
CD
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R cu
O
O
X cu cn
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n
v k
u
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a
4-+ N Z E
ä
4b r. + O
a. + G'. N
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Example 2.11
Example 2.12a
2.12a Saxton, Sonata (pg 2)
(D_-,, N
crescendo --------------- r'"ý
ü- -ýý- -- r- --ü __ý -
If tf
- __ - _V
ad fib.
0 0n
Example 2.12b
00 au
cc c 0
c ý. 0 x ca
N
a
N
Example 2: 13 and 2.14
2.13a Tippett, Sonata No. 2 b. 15-16 (theme 4)
Tempo 4 J
pochissimo mono mosso (J c 1.18)_
l5
pleggero e scorrevole
2.13b Tippett, Sonata No. 2 b. 109-113
(a = c.. sý) ten. Sý
109 > ten. 6 V y
dark pecho echo
- --
P
AF== 'f
' ýý
pp
>--
2.14 Tippett, Sonata No. 2 transitions between themes (b. 40; b. 45; b. 60;
b. 153; b. 160)
(a ý_ýý --- --- Tempo S (J. c. 54)
6 ý.
6
t11
Pnrurc: ---_' non sec"co troppo
t v7r".
Tempo 4 (J- c. 138)
c. 54ý V ------------------- 45 .
F. ' M' f 6g
p pp dokiss. sotto roce
_1- e. 2 00) Temno 4 153 (ý . c. 138)
piü p 0
1 -11
Example 2.14 (cont. )
Tempo 5
secco
Tempo z ---------------- (.. c. 112)
Example 2.15,2.16 and 2.17
2.15 Tippett, Sonata No. 2 b. 13-15
Tempo 4 (. I = c. zoo) J pochissimo meno mosso, 8---- ------ ---- --- ------------- ---
1 17 1777
7: r! r 9 _
ýt - (>)
2.16 Tippett, Sonata No. 2 b. 298-301
0
Tempo 3
2.17 Feldman, Triadic Memories b. 1-4
r---- Th
Tempo 1 (1= c. 100)
r-4 _ý
I
r-4
*eb.
8------------- cam' i:.: j
Example 2.18 and 2.19
2.18a Feldman, Triadic Memories (pg 4, line 2)
2.18b Feldman, Triadic Memories (pg 4, line 4)
2.19 Feldman, Triadic Memories (pg 4, line 4; pg 5, line º; pg 5, line?; pg
10, line 1; pg 13, line 1; pg 13, line 3; pg 23, line 1; pg 25, line 2; pg
41, line 1; pg 41, line 2)
r-4
E-H rooo
Example 2.19 (cont. )
X3
1"2
Example 2.19 (cont. )
x5
Example 2.20
2.20 Feldman, Triadic Memories (pg 6-7)
At b4ý-" cb, "
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r-4 IIIIII I
llwmmwý r=L
ý. II r- .
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old
if 1W-. _""
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0
2.21 Feldman, Triadic Memories (pg 5, line 1)
2.22a Feldman, Triadic Memories (pg 9, line 1)
2.22b Feldman, Triadic Memories (pg 10, line 2; pg 20, line 2)
1
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Example 2.22b, 2.23 and 2.24a
2.22b cont.
V
2.23 Feldman, Triadic Memories (pg 11, line 1)
2.24a Feldman, Triadic Memories (pg 7, line 2)
4
4
4
rn=
1ý -'ý` L-4 _J
0
r-Er--I c" " -l
Example 2.24b and 2.25
2.24b Feldman, Triadic Memories (pg 15, line 3)
Y
2.25 Feldman, Triadic Memories (pg 34, lines 3-4)
i, An
ýg 3 4 ý ýý 65
91
Example 3.1
3.1 Stockhausen, Klavierstück I b. 14-17; b. 22-27 fff
i----3ý
ýi ý' ýý i
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7)
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9
fff ý sfffz
r5--ß r- 5-i fff
4,5 16 6- r5--ß 16
JVIT z 'i s x'4'5 ýt
16
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............. -I............
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Example 3.2
3.2 Feldman, Triadic Memories - comparison of score with transcription of
recording by Roger Woodward
QI (eh ")
score V
r _ __
T): _i
I I Lt I 'I -
0
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I
P5 11
Woodward
Example 3.3
00
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N
Q. N
1. S.
O a. + a E N
En M cri
Example 3.4a
3.4a Tippett, Sonata No. 2 b. 5; Tippett, King Priam (fig. 226)
Tempo 2 Allegro (J -c. 112)
w r- ' loco b f, j 5 x:
r- ' loco 6f
r
ff strong, detached
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vOw +:
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ten. ý" ý ý" - ten.
441
f --------------------
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226
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226 Pft.
1
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f
bat - tie with the a- ven - ging Greeks, Chan - ce, dich sei-nem Schwert :u stell'n,
Example 3.4b
3.4b Tippett, Sonata No. 2 b. 174; Tippett, King Priam (ca. fig. 282)
Tempo 7
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s Allegro c. 132)
f marcatiss. martellato uss.
r
s
177 a_
-dPl
T
bä
6ý^
Piu mosso (tempo 4) (J = c. 144) ACHILLES retoricamente 282
ý3ý
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Piu mosso (tempo 4) (J = c. 144) La _ -82 "
S, ' Rva; - ,
f marte! lato Pft. f ýý
f
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Example 3.5
3.5 Tippett, Sonata No. 2 b. 56; Tippett, Piano Concerto (beginning)
H
,a 21
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5&0) .
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Aliearo nonrroocc I
_---_- "ve I Je p, JOAp-rOG O! OMeAv-re
1
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Example 3.6
e
0 a. +
IC)
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V
E V
0
b
N " L,
I-
U
ti
N
c_
c N vs
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s K I ýö 1w 1V ý 1 ..
b
1 .. ýÖ .+
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td 'd td to cd a. 0
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m cd 92 d" 10
i i
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Example 3.7 and 3.8
3.7 Part, Für Alina (beginning)
Hi ig, f"rhaheu , in %i("Il Iiint"inI rý hriýý)
I, .'
1l -- ->
3.8 Skempton, September Song (beginning)
As slowly and quietly as possible
-0- -9- AN -0- -01 -0- -dP- -0- -0- -0- -e-
ä
`ýr. ý.
Example 3.9
3.9 Finnissy, Sometimes I... (beginning)
for Goff- y Hannan Slow (rubatO) .
e, .r 1ý
poco piU j- .. 4--
p
_n
, --7: ro ý- rr-- t, 3
i.. 1 ý
poco plu n iý aostmuto ----.,
Example 3.10a
3.10a Finnissy, Gershwin Arrangements 'A Foggy Day' (beginning)
Dreamily spacious
(senza rail. )
ppp
-j -
espressivo
slightly darkening in mood rail. -- f-3 slower//accel.
a little faster (J = 92 J=
46 ca. ) ' (senza rail )
Example 3.10b and 3.11
3.10b Finnissy, Gershwin Arrangements 'Embraceable You' (beginning)
held back 3_ ýý
Qmm .I
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== 00Z
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Yn - 01 1 !,;: 1 ýý ý=E .
6TT ýf F-eq
.
. wLIU1 13 193 -
19, --
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ILI
.
4v '_, ttý 3 '3
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Warmly. Moderately fast and pressing forward
3.11 Beethoven, Sonata in F minor Op. 57 1st movement (end)
Example 3.12a
Q4 V
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a) 5C ca N
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cr)
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N
CL
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Example 3.12b
n
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4.
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Example 3.13 and 3.14
3.13 Xenakis, Evryali transcription of example 3.12a by Peter Hill
d. GO. ppro:. Pp rrp ý ........................ .
loco
Si _
LL cý. " ýl_ . -. .t ýr wYJ __
LL _fi
l+. t-1_ liE t .t ýtý-º
tJ if
ýT
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fff fff ýýý
pY yttý
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S
3.14b Xenakis, Evryali (pg 24)
- . PP
T-- ý ý- 2-8
48; Lii, Pz. " -0-
Example 3.15 and 3.16
3.15 Xenakis, Evryali transcription of example 3.14a by Marc Couroux
A'r
3.16 Feldman, Piano Piece 1956b (pg 2)
Cslo, ai
ý, ýM
I
C'
a
W
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E
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to 0-1% ci O 1p
VC
N r, ri
r "
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11
171, r
vº
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Ur tA - A
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A
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Example 4.1 Sequenza IV
4.1a comparison between original and revised editions: 10/iii/3 and 14/ii/4
P ý, ' 60
S --i lýP . Üý -Ln
=60
i ft. % r-7--1r-5--1
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.r----
f Ped. J
f
-Example 4.1d and 4.2 Sequenza IV
4.1d 2/iii/2
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4.2 Sequenza I (original edition, beginning)
70 M. M. ' ^' .'>
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- ifv-ýp/I pp /i
'f
ýý.., rft Zba 6Lý. r
Cp f -ff
6 60 'p-ý ff »¢' Pf
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Example 4.3 Sequenza IV
N
Cl N
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N
cý M
V
M
r L
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Example 4.4 Sequenza IV
4.4a 8/iii/5
0ý=60 PP
mf
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4.4b 9/ii/2-3; 10/i/1-2
(A=6o) ý= 50
Sust. ped.
. =50 PPP
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Sust. ped.
Example 4.5 Sequenza IV
r, aio a
ýt
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C
cn N
U
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Example 4.6a Sequenza IV
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d' O .. ý
it
f l
g
in öý -4 I Mu
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4.7 8/ii/4-5; 13/ii/2-3
(J)424) r-5--l
(. a= 6o)
J
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4.8a 10/iii/3-5
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4.8b 11/ii/2-4
(P=4o) ý= 104
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L
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Example 4.10 Sequenza IV
i y
A
n
b aý cý. N
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Example 4.11 and 4.13 Sequenza IV
4.11 14/i/1-2
iP=(. 0) r3-ß r3-i 72
r-7 11111I
r5
P'P'P 8 .f ýý P
v in
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4.13 15/ii/2-3
ý= 104
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v
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Example 4.12 Sequenza IV
JI r
Wý
V ýý-
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º_ A
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1-A V.
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fH
F AC 11. A1u LA
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Example 4.14 and 4.15 Sequenza IV
4.14 10/ii/i; 11/iii/i-2
. ý=72
4.15a 8/iii/5
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4.15b 12/i/1-2
"L .. 1w\
: l=60
PP
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pp doice Pp
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4.16 comparison of 7/ii/2 between original and revised editions
t ý,. 60) r--. -,
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7 7Ped.
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Example 4.17 Sequenza IV
C n
u
---: u
a x
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Example 4.18 Sequenza IV
4; 18a 13/i/2
Ib- IA
4.18b transcriptions of 4.20a, taken from recordings by David Burge; Aki Takahashi; Susan Bradshaw; Bruno Canino; David Arden
1
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Example 4.18b (cont. ) Sequenza IV
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Example 4.19 Sequenza IV
f 'l
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Example 4.23 Sequenza IV
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N
N
cz N
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r 31 cc
b aý a. N
i ci ya
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4.24b 10/iii/4 - 11/i/2; 14/iii/3
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n ýý
(J'' 72)
Sust. ped.
Example 4.24b Sequenza IV
l. '
____ Sust. ped.
(Sust. ped. )
Example 4.25 Sequenza IV
4.25 10/i/2 - 10/ii/3; 14/i/3 - 14/ii/3
60 r-s -, , --3--,
vppL PP .f r-5
IPPI
Ik PP I I_
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Ped. Sust. ped.
81x,
Ped. ' 'f --- PP Ped. j
Example 4.26 Sequenza IV
4.26 11/ii/3; 15/ii/l
:ý= 104 _
f '= II 'I 1.1; 1 li
f
(or= l2)
0
.,
Example 4.27 Sequenza IV-
0 V) 4
U U a
Q c.
7
:!.
0
N
N N .7
I ý"
r
ýi
b U a
v ä ýs N
zi ti N
ý, O
lit I ---i
c.
0. ß
co
V V a
0
Example 4.27 (cont. ), Sequenza IV
v ý.
ti
N
CIA N II
N
Vu O.
.J N '3'
0 d- ýý
. r-.
C)
Ol IC II
'cý
b ä U, Li
Example 4.28 Sequenza IV
4.28a 5/iii/4
c L4 Q> >
4.28b 7/i/2
(>. 6o) cl,
0
4.28c 8/i/5
'J:
j1Z
$p, P* 6 t: tlIs6, l
,_
PP PAP
T APP
(dolce)
I tect.
Ped. ____!
Example 4.29 Sequenza IV
4.29 MacKay's analysis of chords from pg. 1
0
, (al) (bl)
(a2)(b2) f60 (c1)* (a3)
t (b3) (a4)** --ý-,
. ºi e ! (c2)
Wi . Iý3 r.
2 I (a5)
's(, v, . -. Ic I
:c Spa P. e
: -5o (c2) (c2)(c3) f4o (c4)(c3) (0) -*ý iý '-'-(bl)'(c3) ý-'-'
(c4) (a5) (a4)
Sufi ved-- t rar pp N;
Ptd p Suu Ped 4
(al) (c4)(a4) (b2) : -7? (a3) r-l'- (b4) (bl)(c3) , --,
(b4: (c4) (a4) ý, 5ýc3) (bl) r-. -
vl 1 8.
S. " pa
*- (cl) can in fact be derived from (b2) via inversion and chromatic alteration ** - from'(a3) via transposition, inversion and chromatic alteration
Example 4.30 Sequenza IV
s
4.30 8/i/5; 12/iii/3; 13/ii/l
(jý. 50) ý
AA PAP
7 ppp G
(dolce)
vlý =60
(. r = co)
T
P ppp Ped. lc
-' Ic