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Other ___ UMI A GRADED ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED SOLO PIANO WORKS OF ALEXANDRE GRETCHANINOFF DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Ann Elisa Haertling-Lint, B.M., N.M. The Ohio State University 1988 Dissertation Committee: Approved by Jerry E. Lovder, D. M. E. Marshall Barnes, Ph.D. Donald Gren, D.M.A School of Music Copyright by Ann Elisa Haertling-Lint 1988 To My Husband, Parents, and Teachers ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wich to express my appreciation to my adviser, Dr. Jerry Lowder, for his instructive guidance and criticism throughout the writing and organization of this study. Special thanks go to the other members of my advisory committee, Dr. Marshall Barnes and Dr. Donald Gren, for their suggestions and comments. Deep gratitude is expressed to my husband who assisted me in gathering information and made it possible for me to visit The New York Public Library and The Library of Congress by taking time from his schedule to fly me to New York City and to Washington D.C.. I would like to thank my sister, Laurie Kniepkamp, for her much appreciated sketch of Gretchaninoff. This writer appreciates the assistance of the Interlibrary Loan staff, and the personnel at The New York Public Library and The Library of Congress. I also want to thank Jodi, piano music specialist at Stanton's, who aided me by locating most of Gretchaninoff's piano works which are currently available in print. iii Special thanks are also given to the following music publishers who allowed reproduction of Gretchaninoff's music for this study: Saul Feldstein, Executive Vice- President of Alfred Publishing Co., Inc., Mary S. Bennett, Copyrights and Permissions, Galaxy Music Corporation, and Donna L. Tucker, Permissions Dept., Columbia Pictures Publications. iv VITA August 28, 1957............. Born - Plattsburg, New York July, 1974.................. Graduated from Westerville High School, Westerville, Ohio 1974-1976................... Studied Piano Performance at the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio under Veryl Zech 1976-1978................... B.M., in Piano Performance, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and Independent piano instructor, Westerville and Columbus, Ohio 1978-1981................... M.M., in Piano Performance, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and Independent piano instructor, Columbus, Ohio 1981-1984................... Independent piano instructor, Columbus, Ohio and part-time student at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio January, 1984-June, 1987.. Graduate Teaching Associate in Group Piano Instruction at The Ohio State University, and Independent piano instructor, Dublin, Ohio June 1987-Present.......... Independent piano instructor, Dublin, Ohio v FIELDS OF STUDY Bachelor of Music, Plano Performance: Professor George Haddad, The Ohio State University. Master of Music, Piano Performance: Professor George Haddad and Dr. Rosemary Platt, The Ohio State University. Ph.D. in Music Education (Piano Pedagogy Emphasis): Dr. Jerry E. Lovder, The Ohio State University. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.......................................... lii VITA........................................................ v LIST OF EXAMPLES.......................................... x LIST OF TABLES............................................ xi LIST OF PLATES............................................ xii CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION...................................... 1 The Purpose................................... 2 Problems of the Study........................ 3 Justification for the Study................. 4 Scope and Delimitations of the Study........ 8 Specialized Definitions ofTerms ............. 9 References.................................... 14 II. METHODOLOGY....................................... 17 Basic Resources............. ................. 20 Treatment of Data............................ 20 Research Tools................................ 20 Computer File Entries........................ 21 Summary Sheet................................. 21 Characteristics of Composition.............. 21 Annotation Summary........................... 22 Descriptive Review Sheet.................... 22 Criteria for Evaluation of Pieces........... 23 Analysis Tools and Techniques............... 24 Grading........................................ 24 Research Problems............ ................ 25 Acquisition of Materials.................... 25 Music Stores.................................. 25 Libraries and Copyright Laws................ 25 Interlibrary Loan............................ 26 The Library of Congress..................... 27 vii Assembly Problems......................... 29 Discrepancies................................. 29 Word Processor................................ 29 References......................... 30 III. SURVEY OF RELATED LITERATURE 34 ' References.................................... 46 IV. THE LIFE OF ALEXANDRE GRETCHANINOFF........... 50 Early Years................................... 50 First Piano Lessons.......................... 51 Hoscov Conservatory, 1881-1890............. 52 St. Petersburg Conservatory, 1890-1893.... 57 Post-graduation, 1893-1925.................. 59 First Opera................................... 60 Church Music.................................. 81 Children's Music and Piano Teaching........ 64 Ethnographic Society......................... 65 New Style..................................... 67 Sister Beatrice............................... 68 Paris Years, 1925-1939....................... 69 Life in America, 1939-1956.................. 74 Plate I, sketch of Gretchaninoff........... 78 References.................................... 79 V. COMPOSITIONAL FORMS, DEVICES, AND APPLICATIONS 81 Rounded Binary................................ 82 Incomplete Ternary........................... 86 Ternary form.................................. 80 Tvo-part design............................... 91 Rondo form.................................... 33 Compound Ternary............................. 34 Sectional..................................... 36 Theme and Variation.......................... 37 Phrase group.................................. 38 Unipartite.................................... 38 Through-composed............................. 101 Sonata-allegro, Sonatina, Fugue............ 101 Texture........................................ 104 Rhythm......................................... 104 Melody......................................... -06 Devices........................................ 107 Educational Rationale........................ 110 Recommendations for Republication. ..... Ill VI. SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS 113 viii APPENDICES A. RESEARCH TOOLS.................................... 122 Summary Sheet................................. 123 Review Sheet.................................. 124 Sample Grading List.......................... 125