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Ann Arbor, MI 48106 DIDACTIC SOLO PIANO WORKS BY ALEXANDRE TANSMAN A Monograph Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in The School of Music by Susan Marie Tusing B.M., Arkansas State University, 1984 M.M., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1987 August 1993 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS It is with deepest appreciation that I thank Alumni Professor Jack Guerry for his immeasurable assistance as my major professor in the completion of this monograph, giving as he did so generously and thoughtfully of his time and expert advice throughout each stage of preparation. I would also like to extend to Dr. Guerry my heartfelt thanks for his guidance during my studies at L.S.U. My musical and professional abilities have been raised to a new level because of the inspiration of his instruction and his high expectations of my work. I would like to thank professors Kathleen Rountree and Richard Kaplan for their valuable suggestions during the completion of the manuscript, and I am grateful to professors Jan Herlinger, Milton Hallman, and Gerald Bower for their service on my committee. Finally, I wish to thank my parents, Arthur and Annie Tusing, for their love and for their constant inspiration and encouragement. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...................................... ii LIST OF EXAMPLES...................................... iv ABSTRACT...................... . ...................... vii CHAPTER 1 . INTRODUCTION............................... 1 2. A SURVEY OF GENRES AND STYLES IN TANSMAN'S DIDACTIC WORKS ............. 7 3. AN EXAMINATION OF TECHNICAL AND MUSICAL FEATURES IN TANSMAN'S DIDACTIC WORKS . . . 23 4. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............. 58 N O T E S ................................................. 63 WORKS C I T E D .......................................... 66 APPENDICES I. A CATALOG OF TANSMAN'S DIDACTIC MUSIC: CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTIONS............. 69 II. A CATALOG OF TANSMAN'S DIDACTIC MUSIC: GENRES AND S T Y L E S ......................... 79 III. A CATALOG OF TANSMAN'S DIDACTIC MUSIC: TECHNICAL AND MUSICAL FEATURES ........... 83 V I T A ................................................... 94 iii LIST OF EXAMPLES Example 1. "Valse des marionnettes" ....................... 8 2. "Venus"........... 9 3. "Dresden China Figures" ......................... 9 4. "South American Dance" .................... . 10 5. "La Carpe dans 1'etang"......................... 11 6. "In a Venetian Gondola"......................... 12 7. "Parade"......................................... 12 8. "Marche militaire" .............................. 13 9. "Little Game".................................... 14 10. "Rond-Point des Champs-filysees" . 15 11. "Shadow"......................................... 16 12. "Four Voices".................................... 17 13. "La Grande et la petite Ourses"................. 18 14. "In Memory of George Gershwin' 1925'" ........... 19 15. "Oriental D a n c e " .................... 20 16. "Music of Bali"........................... 21 17. "Arabian Nights" ................................ 22 18. "Russian Dance".................................. 24 19. "Tin Soldiers".................................. 25 20. "Hide and Seek".................................. 26 21 . "Skating"......................................... 27 iv 22. "Le Petit Chien et la vilaine mouche"......... 27 23. "Hide and Seek"................ 28 24. "Parade".................... 29 25. "Les Grenouilles"................................ 31 26. "Finale, Solo-Piece" ........................... 32 27. "Lullaby"......................................... 33 28. "Little Stroll".................................. 34 29. "Pursuit"......................................... 35 30. "Swedish Dance" . ........... 36 31 . "Rocking Horse".................................. 36 32. "Mickey and Minnie"......................... 37 33. "Melody" . . . . . . . . ....................... 39 34. "Night M o o d " ............................... 40 35. "Organ" . ....................................... 41 36. "Notre-Dame".................................... 41 37. "The Young Swing Pianist"....................... 42 38. "Marche militaire" ............................. 43 39. "Dresden China Figures" ......................... 44 40. "Pursuit"......................................... 45 41 . "Chorale and Variation"......................... 47 42. "Venus" . . . . . ................................ 48 43. "Both Ways" . . . . . ........................... 49 44. "Light Waltz".................................... 51 45. "La Semaine de Suzette"......................... 52 46. "The Dancing B e a r " .............................. 53 47. "The Old B e g g a r " ................................ 54 v