A Performance and Pedagogical Guide to the Piano Music by Makiko Kinoshita a Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate School in Pa
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A PERFORMANCE AND PEDAGOGICAL GUIDE TO THE PIANO MUSIC BY MAKIKO KINOSHITA A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE DOCTOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC BY YUKA NAKAYAMA DISSERTATION ADVISORS: DR. RAY KILBURN AND DR. HEATHER PLATT BALL STATE UNIVERSITY MUNCIE, INDIANA MAY, 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am indebted to many who supported this project. I would especially like to acknowledge the encouragement of Dr. Ray Kilburn, who gave me piano lessons, continuous support and advice for helping me to better understand and interpret the music. I am also extremely grateful to Dr. Heather Platt, who guided me through the dissertation writing process, and Dr. Michael Oravitz, who helped with the analysis of the music. Further thanks are due to Makiko Kinoshita, the composer of this project, who helped me collect all of her scores and agreed to be interviewed. My sincere thanks are due to my friends, Laura Dallman, Andrew Ayers, and Peter John. Laura has assisted with the editing and proofreading process of this document throughout its many stages, giving me her time and critical writing skills, for which I am very grateful. Andy has assisted with the recording and editing process, and he has been very supportive and cooperative throughout the long process of recording and editing. He always created a most comfortable recording environment in which I could solely focus on my playing and sound. Peter helped me by designing the CD cover and giving me many interesting ideas in my playing, as well as proofreading and correcting my document. Finally, heartfelt thanks are due to my family in Japan, who generously supported my studies in the U.S., and to Yuko Ishikawa, a dear friend, who helped me find some of the scores in Japan. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………………………………………………………… ii TABLE OF CONTENTS…………………………………………………………… iii LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES, TABLES, AND FIGURE…………………….. iv CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………….......... 1 Introduction………………………………………………………... 1 Review of the Literature…………………………………………… 2 Significance of the Research………………………………………. 4 Methodology………………………………………………………. 6 Organization……………………………………………………….. 7 2. COMPOSER, MAKIKO KINOSHITA…………………………………….. 9 Life and Works of Makiko Kinoshita……………………………… 9 Piano Music………………………………………………………... 15 3. PEDAGOGICAL AND PERFORMACE CONSIDERATIONS…………... 20 9 Preludes.......................................................................................... 21 A Circuit of Dreams……………………………………………….. 57 Alice in Wonderland……………………………………………….. 71 Works for Children………………………………………………… 97 Hop, hop (1988)……………………………………… 97 The Lion with the GI haircut (1989)…………………. 99 Song Sung by a Dog Looking at its own Tail (1990)… 100 Children’s Song of Africa (1991)……………………. 101 Soft Bavarian Cream (1994)…………………………. 101 A Memorable Lemon Pie (1995)……………………... 103 Waku Waku [Exciting] (2000)……………………….. 104 Uto Uto [Dozing] (2003)…………………………….. 106 Moa (2006)…………………………………………... 106 E.q.quagga (2007)…………………………………… 109 Mother Goose……………………………………………………… 113 4. CONCLUDING REMARKS……………………………………………….. 122 A Summary of Kinoshita’s Piano Music…………………………... 122 My Final Impressions……………………………………………… 124 APPENDICES A A List of Kinoshita’s Musical Works………... 126 B Piano Solo Works with Difficulty Level…….. 137 C Recording Contents of Accompanying CDs…. 139 BIBLIOGRAPHY ………………………………………………………………….. 141 iii LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES Example Page 3.1 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 1, mm. 1-10………………….. 24 3.2 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 1, mm. 112-129……………… 24 3.3 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 1, mm. 51-61………………… 25 3.4a Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 1, mm. 62-71………………… 25 3.4b Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 1, mm. 124-129……………… 25 3.5 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 2, mm. 1-4…………………… 27 3.6 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 2, mm. 21-30………………… 28 3.7 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 3, mm. 1-12………………….. 30 3.8 Debussy, Etude, pour les accords, mm. 1-4…………………………… 30 3.9 Prokofiev, Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, Op.26, I, mm. 23-24……. 31 3.10 Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 35, I, mm. 22-23…………... 31 3.11 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 3, mm. 19-26………………… 32 3.12 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 4, mm. 1-3…………………… 33 3.13a Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 4, mm. 16-28………………… 35 3.13b Beethoven, Sonata, Op.10 no.1, II, mm. 1-16…………………………. 35 3.14 Ravel, Forlane, Tombeau de Couperin, mm. 1-4………………………. 36 3.15a Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 5, mm. 1-6…………………… 36 3.15b Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 5, mm. 35-37………………… 37 3.16 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 5, mm. 53-58………………… 38 3.17 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.2, mm. 45-48……………. 38 iv 3.18 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 5, mm. 41-52………………… 39 3.19 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 6, mm. 1-6…………………… 40 3.20 Chopin, Prelude Op. 28, no. 4, E minor, mm. 1-4……………………... 41 3.21a Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 6, mm. 9-12………………….. 41 3.21b Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 6, mm. 60-61………………… 42 3.22 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 6, mm. 25-33………………… 43 3.23 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 7, mm. 1-15………………….. 44 3.24 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 6, mm. 30-41………………… 45 3.25 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 7, mm. 68-77………………… 45 3.26 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 7, mm. 10-15………………… 46 3.27a Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 8, mm. 1-4…………………… 47 3.27b Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 8, mm. 26-30………………… 47 3.28 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland,no.5, mm. 1-4……………….. 48 3.29 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 8, mm. 16-23………………… 49 3.30a Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no. 5, mm. 69-73…………… 49 3.30b Makiko Kinoshita, A Circuit of Dreams, I, mm. 82-89………………... 50 3.31 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 8, mm. 49-55………………… 50 3.32 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 9, mm. 20-27………………… 52 3.33a Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 9, mm. 78-84………………… 53 3.33b Makiko Kinoshita, A Circuit of Dreams, II, mm. 119-204…………….. 53 3.34 Makiko Kinoshita, 9 Preludes, Prelude 9, mm. 35-37………………… 54 3.35a Makiko Kinoshita, A Circuit of Dreams, I, mm. 24-26………………... 59 v 3.35b Makiko Kinoshita, Twisting Landscapes, II, mm. 15-17……………… 59 3.36 Makiko Kinoshita, A Circuit of Dreams, I, mm. 1-2…………………... 59 3.37 Makiko Kinoshita, A Circuit of Dreams, I, mm. 33-34………………... 61 3.38 Makiko Kinoshita, A Circuit of Dreams, I, mm. 40-43………………... 61 3.39 Makiko Kinoshita, A Circuit of Dreams, I, mm. 1-2…………………... 63 3.40a Makiko Kinoshita, A Circuit of Dreams, I, m. 13……………………... 63 3.40b Makiko Kinoshita, A Circuit of Dreams, I, mm. 55-56………………... 63 3.41 Makiko Kinoshita, Twisting Landscapes, III, mm. 36-38……………... 64 3.42 Makiko Kinoshita, A Circuit of Dreams, II, mm. 1-19………………… 66 3.43 Makiko Kinoshita, A Circuit of Dreams, II, mm. 37-38……………….. 67 3.44 Makiko Kinoshita, A Circuit of Dreams, II, mm. 89-94……………….. 67 3.45 Makiko Kinoshita, A Circuit of Dreams, II, mm. 169-180…………….. 69 3.46 Makiko Kinoshita, A Circuit of Dreams, II, mm. 237-241…………….. 69 3.47 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.1, mm. 10-14……………. 73 3.48 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.2, mm. 5-8………………. 74 3.49 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.2, mm. 11-12……………. 74 3.50 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.2, mm. 41-52……………. 75 3.51 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.3, mm. 1-4………………. 76 3.52 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.3, mm. 21-24……………. 77 3.53 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.3, mm. 33-44……………. 77 3.54 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.3, mm. 56-61……………. 78 3.55 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.4, mm. 19-25……………. 80 vi 3.56 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.4, m. 27……………...….. 80 3.57 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.5, mm. 29-32……………. 81 3.58 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.6, mm. 1-3………………. 82 3.59 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.7, mm. 3-4………………. 84 3.60 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.7, mm. 52-57……………. 85 3.61a Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.7, m. 63…………………. 85 3.61b Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.7, mm. 83……………….. 85 3.62a Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.7, mm. 67-75……………. 86 3.62b Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.7, mm. 116-121…………. 86 3.63a Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.7, m. 26…………………. 87 3.63b Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.7, mm. 104-105…………. 88 3.64 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.8, mm. 1-7………………. 88 3.65 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.8, mm. 89-92……………. 89 3.66 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.8, mm. 76-77……………. 89 3.67 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.9, mm. 74-75……………. 92 3.68 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.9, mm. 88-96……………. 93 3.69 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.9, mm. 140-143…………. 93 3.70 Makiko Kinoshita, Alice in Wonderland, no.10, mm. 1-9……………... 94 3.71 Makiko Kinoshita, Hop, hop, mm. 1-4………………………………… 98 3.72 Makiko Kinoshita, Hop, hop, mm. 16-25……………………………… 98 3.73 Makiko Kinoshita, The Lion with the GI haircut, mm. 1-3……………. 99 3.74 Makiko Kinoshita, Song Sung by a Dog Looking at its own Tail, mm. 1-4……………………………………………………………………… 100 vii 3.75 Makiko Kinoshita, Children’s Song of Africa, mm. 1-4……………….. 101 3.76 Makiko Kinoshita, Soft Bavarian Creme, mm. 12-16…………………. 102 3.77 Makiko Kinoshita, Soft Bavarian Creme, mm.