Exploring Didactic Solo Piano Works By Alexandre Tansman

Alexandre Tansman is one of the most important composers,pianists and conductors of the 20 th century.His works were conducted and played by the first-rate conductors,players and conductors in the 20 th century.Nevertheless,a century later,his compositions and himself were forgotten by most of us.Among Tansman's music are numerous didactic works for solo piano.This thesis explores the composer and his solo piano pieces.Moreover,his Ten Diversions would be taken as an example of my analysis and exploration.Solo piano pieces' value and practicality in performance and teaching would be presented by taking into the genre,style and other elements into serious consideration.