| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立高雄師範大學 === 音樂學系 === 99 === Among modern Russian musicians, Medtner did not acquire apparent status in the international music status. Although Medtner, born in Russia, had identities of both pianist and composer, he hardly performed in public. Instead, Medtner was devoted to composing pianistic pieces and received high praise from some composers. He worshiped L. v. Beethoven all his life, and his pianistic compositions had usually followed traditional forms which was different from either Nationalism composing techniques or Modernism prevailing at that time. Therefore, Medtner was unable to be widely recognized then.
Medtner’s “Grozovaya Sonata”, composed in 1931, is presented in Sonata form of single movement. This piece has a neat structure and is divided in three main parts: Exposition – Development – Recapitulation. Moreover, there are some specialties such as fugue added in the Development and cadenza inserted in the Recapitulation. With strong rhythm and rich techniques, its musical style is much different from other lyric pieces Medtner had ever made.
This thesis is divided in four chapters. Chapter I is the introduction which presents research motivation, extent, and literature review. Chapter II shows the origin of musical style and brief background, which briefly introduces the lifetime of Medtner, situation of composing, and the background of this piece. Chapter III is the form analysis of “Grozovaya Sonata”, which looks in depth at the structure, materials, and form of this piece. Chapter IV is the conclusion which sums up all the researcher’s discoveries and analyses.
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