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Document Type
Thesis
Date of this Version
7-1944
Citation
Thesis (M.M.)—University of Nebraska—Lincoln, 1944. Department of Music.
Abstract
This analysis of the Schumann Symphonic Etudes will endeavor to show the ways in which the composer has treated a given theme. The bases considered are: harmonic, melodic, rhythmic, and the form in which each Etude is written, in addition to a discussion of the form in which the entire work is cast.
The Variation-form and the Etude are discussed at length in Chapter I, as a thorough understanding of these two terms are deemed necessary for an intelligent comprehension of this work. Chapter II is devoted to a historical account of the Symphonic Etudes, an estimate of their musical value, a detailed analysis of each study, and a concluding discussion of Schumann’s contributions to the Variation-form.
Advisor: Myron Roberts.
Comments
Copyright 1944, the author. Used by permission.