University of Oklahoma Graduate College Pianistic Analysis of Bedřich Smetana's Piano Cycle Dreams, Six Characteristic Pieces
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA GRADUATE COLLEGE PIANISTIC ANALYSIS OF BEDŘICH SMETANA’S PIANO CYCLE DREAMS, SIX CHARACTERISTIC PIECES FOR PIANO A DOCUMENT SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE FACULTY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS By KRISTINA HENCKEL Norman, Oklahoma 2016 PIANISTIC ANALYSIS OF BEDŘICH SMETANA’S PIANO CYCLE DREAMS, SIX CHARACTERISTIC PIECES FOR PIANO A DOCUMENT APPROVED FOR THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC BY ______________________________ Dr. Jane Magrath, Chair ______________________________ Dr. Barbara Fast ______________________________ Dr. Marvin Lamb ______________________________ Dr. Michael Lee ______________________________ Dr. Joseph Havlicek © Copyright by KRISTINA HENCKEL 2016 All Rights Reserved. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS My many thanks go out to every member (past and present) who served on my doctoral committee: The chair Dr. Jane Magrath, Dr. Michael Lee, Dr. Marvin Lamb, Dr. Barbara Fast, Dr. Joseph Havlicek, Dr. Jeongwon Ham, and Dr. Stephen Beus. Your guidance and commitment were absolutely vital for my growth as a writer of this document. A special thanks goes to Dr. Magrath who guided me through the most challenging part of my degree, this document, and who supported my desire to showcase the value and beauty of the piano works of Smetana and the contributions of other Czech composers and scholars. I am absolutely certain that it is only through the dedication and tireless work of my editor, Mark Worcester, that I have been able to complete a document of such depth and scope. He went beyond proofing my writing and made me feel like I had a collaborator and partner in this process. Enormous thanks go to my mom Krista Pelechová, my husband Terrel, and my children, Elishka and Maksim, for their tireless support, patience and love.
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