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Structural Models of Franz Schubert's Wanderer Fantasy ARKO, ANJA, D.M.A. Structural Models of Franz Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy: Fantasy, Symphonic Poem, and Two-dimensional Sonata Form. (2020) Directed by Dr. Joseph Di Piazza. 71 pp. The Wanderer Fantasy integrates qualities derived from three different genres: fantasy, tone poem, and sonata, and thus demonstrates a fusion of compositional styles that culminates in a complex formal structure. This document examines the Wanderer Fantasy through the individual lens of each genre and suggests a broader view and approach to the sonata form, one that considers Schubert’s distinctive musical language, as well as necessary structural adjustments influenced by the tropes of the fantasy genre. Such adaptations allow the projection of the two-dimensional sonata concept onto Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy and thus provide an additional avenue to comprehend the structure of the piece. STRUCTURAL MODELS OF FRANZ SCHUBERT’S WANDERER FANTASY: FANTASY, SYMPHONIC POEM, AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL SONATA FORM by Anja Arko A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of The Graduate School at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Musical Arts Greensboro 2020 Approved by Committee Chair To my parents ii APPROVAL PAGE This dissertation, written by Anja Arko, has been approved by the following committee of the Faculty of The Graduate School at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Committee Chair Committee Members Date of Acceptance by Committee Date of Final Oral Examination iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS It is with great pleasure that I thank everyone who helped me with the preparation of this document. I am sincerely and heartily grateful to my piano professor and committee chair, Dr. Joe Di Piazza. This dissertation would never have been possible without his support, encouragement, care, generosity, and untiring work on many drafts of this document. I wish to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude to Dr. Guy Capuzzo for all the thought-provoking ideas, detailed comments, guidance, and patience throughout the whole process of creating this dissertation. A special thanks to Dr. John Salmon for his sharp formatting eye, invaluable advice, and support. I would like to thank Dr. Jeffrey Ensign for sparking my interest in formal analysis and making me a better writer. I am truly thankful to my colleagues and friends who have helped me in many ways. A special thanks to Suzanne Polak for her help with writing, encouragement, and love. I would also like to express a deep appreciation and love to my husband, who provided unconditional support throughout my doctoral studies. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................. vi LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................................... vii LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES .................................................................................. viii CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................1 II. FANTASY ............................................................................................................3 Schubert and Fantasy ...................................................................................8 III. SYMPHONIC POEM—“THE WANDERER’S JOURNEY” ...........................15 The Inspiration of Der Wanderer, D 493...................................................18 Harmonic Structure and the “Wanderer Journey” .....................................21 IV. SONATA CYCLE AND SONATA FORM .......................................................31 Introduction ................................................................................................31 The Wanderer Fantasy and Sonata Genre .................................................32 Sonata Cycle and Motivic Transformation ................................................35 First Movement ..............................................................................38 Second Movement .........................................................................40 Third Movement ............................................................................40 Fourth Movement...........................................................................44 The Hybrid of Two Dimensions ................................................................46 Two-dimensional Sonata Form and Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy ..........50 V. CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................65 BIBLIOGRAPHY ..............................................................................................................67 APPENDIX A. PERMISSION TO REPRINT EXCERPT ..............................................70 v LIST OF TABLES Page Table 1. Schubert’s Compositions Titled Fantasy ............................................................. 8 vi LIST OF FIGURES Page Figure 1. Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy, the Tonal Design ............................................ 22 Figure 2. Four Movements of the Wanderer Fantasy with Key Areas ........................... 35 Figure 3. Analogies between Sonata Form and Exposition/Recapitulation .................... 49 Figure 4. Moortele’s Presentation of the Form of Liszt’s Piano Sonata .......................... 49 Figure 5. Form of the First Movement ............................................................................ 53 Figure 6. Two Dimensions in the Fantasy (mm. 1-188) – Local Sonata Form and Overreaching Sonata Form (Exposition) .................................................... 55 Figure 7. The Essential Sonata Trajectory ....................................................................... 62 Figure 8. Two Dimensions (Overreaching Sonata Form and Cycle) in Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy ....................................................................................... 63 vii LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES Page Musical Example 1. Grazer Fantasie, D 605a, mm. 1-16 ..............................................11 Musical Example 2. Reduced Forms of the Opening Theme in Grazer Fantasie, D 605a .......................................................................................11 Musical Example 3. Der Wanderer, 3rd Verse, mm. 22-26 ............................................20 Musical Example 4. Der Wanderer, Main Motivic Cell, m. 23 .....................................20 Musical Example 5. The Wanderer Fantasy, 2nd Movement, mm. 189-198 ..................25 Musical Example 6. Der Wanderer, mm. 22-26 .............................................................26 Musical Example 7. Wanderer Fantasy, 1st Movement, mm. 1-3 ..................................37 Musical Example 8. Wanderer Fantasy, mm. 1-3 ..........................................................37 Musical Example 9. Wanderer Fantasy, 1st Movement, mm. 45-50 ..............................39 Musical Example 10. Wanderer Fantasy, 1st Movement, a Fragment of the Third Theme, mm. 112-114 ...............................................................39 Musical Example 11. Wanderer Fantasy, 3rd Movement, mm. 245-251..........................41 Musical Example 12. Wanderer Fantasy, 3rd Movement, mm. 323-331..........................41 Musical Example 13. Wanderer Fantasy, 1st Movement, mm. 1-27 ................................42 Musical Example 14. Wanderer Fantasy, 3rd Movement, mm. 245-286..........................43 Musical Example 15. Wanderer Fantasy, 3rd Movement, “Trio Theme,” mm. 433-442 .....................................................................................43 Musical Example 16. Wanderer Fantasy, mm. 583-597, Transition to the Finale ..........44 Musical Example 17. Wanderer Fantasy, 4th Movement, the Subject (Theme), mm. 598-609 .............................................................................45 viii 1 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION The Wanderer Fantasy integrates qualities derived from three different genres: fantasy, tone poem, and sonata, and thus demonstrates a fusion of compositional styles that culminates in a complex formal structure. This document examines the Wanderer Fantasy through the individual lens of each genre and analyzes the Fantasy with a narrative model in a two-dimensional sonata form. Schubert composed eight fantasies in his lifetime. Many of them resemble the structural plan of a sonata cycle, and yet embody several qualities of the Romantic fantasy. Chapter II introduces the fantasy genre and its historical development before a discussion of the ways this genre is intertwined with that of a sonata. More importantly, this chapter explores the qualities that are unique to Schubert’s Fantasies (Grazer Fantasy, D 605a, the Wanderer Fantasy (1822), Fantasy for Violin and Piano (1827), and Fantasy in F minor (1828). These compositions introduce continuous cyclic forms unified by motivic transformation and imply extramusical associations with the poetry. The Wanderer Fantasy, truly an episodic work, suggests a narrative model. A close affiliation with the poem and song Der Wanderer, D 493, invites a program of a ‘wanderer journey’ throughout. Chapter III explores the distinct connection with the song Der Wanderer and Schubert’s autobiographical prose “My dream.” The similarities of compositional techniques Schubert used in works that unequivocally deal with the 2 wanderer topic may suggest an approach to explore the narrative program in the Wanderer Fantasy
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