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Item An aggregate of styles : Donald Martino's Fantasies and impromptus(2006-08) Fogg, Jonathan Leonard Ryan, 1978-; Crist, Elizabeth Bergman; Allen, Gregory, 1949-Item An aggregate of styles: Donald Martino's Fantasies and impromptus(2006) Fogg, Jonathan Leonard Ryan; Crist, Elizabeth B.; Allen, GregoryDonald Martino has maintained a consistent and individualistic approach to composition and has established himself as one of the most prominent American twelvetone composers of his time. In many of his works, he has successfully merged an interest in traditional formal structures with a contemporary harmonic language, balancing a concern for structure with a penchant for the dramatic and expressive. The integration of conventional forms and elements of romanticism with a progressive twelve-tone pitch organization is most evident in his Fantasies and Impromptus for solo piano. Within these pieces, he demonstrates his affinity for combining improvisation with structure, virtuosity with expression, and tradition with innovation. By fusing together classical formal structures with elements of romanticism, his unique twelve-tone language takes on a new meaning and becomes more comprehensible. These pieces are not limited to one particular style, but embody many approaches to become an aggregate, a synthesis of many influences and original ideas.Item An introduction to Nikolai Medtner and performance analysis in dialogue form of his works for two pianos - Russian round dance and Knight errant(2003-05) Kafarova, Saida; Allen, Gregory, 1949-; Pearsall, Edward, 1954-A noble Romantic of the twentieth century, Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951) wrote exclusively for piano, leaving a large body of piano works that include fourteen sonatas, three concertos and various pieces in smaller form (the ‘Fairy Tales’ among them). Nonetheless, unlike the music of his devoted friend Sergey Rachmaninoff, the music of Medtner never became widely popular among performers and audiences. This paper attempts to discover grounds on which today’s pianists have neglected his music and provide a guide of the ways to its successful performance. While there are a few analytical writings on Medtner’s sonatas and ‘Fairy Tales,’ nothing has been written about his pieces for two pianos, which are not frequently performed either. The first two chapters introduce Medtner’s personality and his image as a composer-pianist, as revealed from his letters. The rest of the paper is dedicated to the performance analysis, in the form of a dialogue, of Medtner’s music for two pianos, Russian Round Dance and Knight Errant. The analysis refers to the composer’s valuable treatise “Daily Work of the Pianist and Composer” that is available in Russian only.Item Mastering Chopin's Opus 25 : a pianist's guide to practice(2003-05) Kwak, Jason Jinki; Tusa, Michael Charles; Garrett, Nancy