S Twenty-Fourth Caprice, Op. 1 by Busoni, Friedman, and Muczynski
AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE VARIATIONS ON THE THEME OF PAGANINI’S TWENTY-FOURTH CAPRICE, OP. 1 BY BUSONI, FRIEDMAN, AND MUCZYNSKI, A LECTURE RECITAL, TOGETHER WITH THREE RECITALS OF SELECTED WORKS BY BACH, BEETHOVEN, CHOPIN, DEBUSSY, HINDEMITH, KODÁLY, PROKOFIEV, SCRIABIN, AND SILOTI Kwang Sun Ahn, B.M., M.M. Dissertation Prepared for the Degree of DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS May 2000 APPROVED: Joseph Banowetz, Major Professor Gene J. Cho, Minor Professor Steven Harlos, Committee Member Adam J. Wodnicki, Committee Member William V. May, Dean of the College of Music C. Neal Tate, Dean of the Robert B. Toulouse School of Graduate Studies Ahn, Kwang Sun, An Analytical Study of the Variations on the Theme of Paganini’s Twenty-fourth Caprice, Op. 1 by Busoni, Friedman, and Muczynski. Doctor of Musical Arts (Performance), May 2000, 94 pp., 66 examples, 9 tables, bibliography, 71 titles. The purpose of this study is to analyze sets of variations on Paganini’s theme by three twentieth-century composers: Ferruccio Busoni, Ignaz Friedman, and Robert Muczynski, in order to examine, identify, and trace different variation techniques and their applications. Chapter 1 presents the purpose and scope of this study. Chapter 2 provides background information on the musical form “theme and variations” and the theme of Paganini’s Twenty-fourth Caprice, Op. 1. Chapter 2 also deals with the question of which elements have made this theme so popular. Chapters 3,4, and 5 examine each of the three sets of variations in detail using the following format: theme, structure of each variation, harmony and key, rhythm and meter, tempo and dynamics, motivic development, grouping of variations, and technical problems.
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