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University of California Press

Brahms and the Principle of Developing Variation

by Walter Frisch (Author)
Paperback
Price: $31.95 / £27.00
Publication Date: Apr 1990
Edition: 1st Edition
Title Details:
Rights: World
Pages: 232
ISBN: 9780520069589
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About the Book

In this analytical study of eighteen important works by Brahms, Walter Frisch makes skillful use of Schoenberg's provocative concept of "developing variation." Frisch traces a genuine evolution through Brahms's compositions; he considers their relationship not only to each other, but also to significant works by Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Liszt, and Schoenberg.

About the Author

Walter Frisch is Associate Professor of Music at Columbia University and is Consulting Editor for 19th-Century Music.

Table of Contents

List of Longer Musical Examples
Preface

1 Prologue: Brahms and the Schoenberg Critical Tradition
2 Transformation and Development in Early Brahms, 1852-1854
3 Developing Variation in Brahms's First Maturity, 1861-1862
4 Song and Chamber Music, 1864-1879
5 Symphony, 1877-1885
6 The Late Style, 1886-1896
7 Epilogue: Developing Variation in Early Schoenberg, 1892-1905

Appendix of Longer Musical Examples
Bibliography of Works Cited
Index of Brahms's Works
General Index