First Advisor
Zukiewicz, Adam
First Committee Member
Kramer, Reiner
Second Committee Member
Bellman, Jonathan
Third Committee Member
Wanasika, Isaac
Document Type
Dissertation
Date Created
12-2023
Abstract
The first book of Études pour piano is the only cycle considered by the composer György Ligeti (1923–2006) among his eighteen piano études. The formal classification of the cycle, the six études fail to fit in the term of classical form due to its highly conceptual nature. According to Ligeti’s description on temporal concept in his études, an examination of the temporal issues is in need to decode the complex rhythmic structures from the perceptual perspective. Through the examination of the temporal organization, the Études is a compilation of in non-directed linear processes, and each étude is a self-containment via process. Because the processes are not in a hierarchical or causal relationship, the formal design of the cycle is to be classified as moment form. In my dissertation, I analyze the cycle from the temporal perspective using rhythmic graphs as references, in which accents on each rhythmic layer are marked down on grid charts. Also, I explore rhythmic features that have impact on the perception of temporal conflicts, and provide a categorization of them. Moreover, I present pedagogical approaches toward the rhythmic features to tackle the difficulty in playing the interacted rhythmic layers from the beginning of learning phase. Exercises and interactive classroom activities are designed for students to practice on the rhythmic features, and for teachers to create an interactive learning experience in rhythmic pedagogy.
Abstract Format
html
Extent
221 pages
Local Identifiers
Wu_unco_0161D_11177.pdf
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Wu, Dielan, "Pedagogical Approaches to Polytempor- Ality and Form Process in György Ligeti’s éTudes Pour Piano, Premier Livre" (2023). Dissertations. 1026.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/dissertations/1026