Evolution, Symmetrization, and Synthesis : The Piano Sonatas of Alberto Ginastera
Description:
When Alberto Ginastera's oeuvre is viewed as a whole, an essential continuity between compositional ideas often appears in different works. This is especially apparent in the three piano sonatas, where each sonata represents an evolution and a condensation of ideas occurring in the previous one. The evolution of ideas throughout the three sonatas takes place through two primary processes. The first is a shift in cultural focus from reliance on Ibero-American material in the first sonata (1952) …
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Date:
August 1991
Creator:
Campbell, Grace M.
Partner:
UNT Libraries