The Piano Sonatas of Rodolfo Halffter: Transformation or New Techniques?
Description:
The Piano Sonatas of Rodolfo Halffter (b. 1900, Madrid, Spain) represent an important body of literature not widely known nor understood for their historical importance and Spanish heritage. The entire development of Halffter's compositional style, which embraces three periods of composition, may be traced through these sonatas. The modes of composition may be seen not to be separate and distinct but as having inter—relationships which therefore affect the outcome of Halffter's final dodecaphon…
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Date:
August 1985
Creator:
Harper, Nancy Lee