A reader's guide to the Chopin Preludes / Jeffrey Kresky.

Author/creator Kresky, Jeffrey, 1948-
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, CT : Greenwood Press, 1994.
Descriptionxix, 130 pages : music ; 22 cm
Subjects
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Preludes, piano, op. 28.
Piano music--19th century. --Analysis, appreciation.

Contents Prelude no. 1 in C major -- Prelude no. 2 in A minor -- Prelude no. 3 in G major -- Prelude no. 4 in E minor -- Prelude no. 5 in D major -- Prelude no. 6 in B minor -- Prelude no. 7 in A major -- Prelude no. 8 in F# minor -- Prelude no. 9 in E major -- Prelude no. 10 in C# minor -- Prelude no. 11 in B major -- Prelude no. 12 in G# minor -- Prelude no. 13 in F# major -- Prelude no. 14 in Eb minor -- Prelude no. 15 in Db major -- Prelude no. 16 in Bb minor -- Prelude no. 17 in Ab major -- Prelude no. 18 in F minor -- Prelude no. 19 in Eb major -- Prelude no. 20 in C minor -- Prelude no. 21 in Bb major -- Prelude no. 22 in G minor -- Prelude no. 23 in F major -- Prelude no. 24 in D minor.
Abstract In Chopin's set of 24 interconnected Preludes (Op. 28), we are presented with 24 distinct compositional surfaces, aiming at as many distinguishable emotional expressions. As such, the Preludes stand as a virtual survey of the developing musical manners of the 19th century, the stylistic period in which "mood" was promoted most energetically and frankly. Under separate analytic investigation, the technical means to these expressive ends can be discovered and assessed; yet, at the same time, the Preludes can be studied as a total entity, related by precise balances of mood and key, as well as certain subtler interconnecting details. This book is a detailed guide through the Preludes, both individually and as a group.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 93042788
ISBN0313292531 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Music Music Stacks ML410.C54 K75 1994 ✔ Available Place Hold