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Piano Divertimento "petrushka" In Percussion Elements

Posted on:2012-11-13Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J XiaFull Text:PDF
GTID:2215330338974945Subject:Music
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Three Movements from"Petrushka" was adopted from Igor Stravinsky's ballet Petrushka in 1921.The piece is renowned for its complex rhythmic style and harmonic style that inclues the use of dissonance intervals,unusual rhythmic patterns,and polytonality. In the first chapter, I have discussed the embodiment of percussion and the background factors of'Petrushka'; the second section mainly focused on analysing embodiment of percussion.Chapter Three deal with the discussion of dynamics,timber and gradation of solo piano performance through the Orchestration and instrumentation of orchestral version of ballet.The final chapter,the conclusion.
Keywords/Search Tags:use of dissonance intervals, unusual rhythmic patterns, and polytonality
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