Mozart's variations reconsidered

Description:

An analytic study of Mozart's variations, considering first a variety of theoretical approaches to the repertoire and then offering four "case studies" of some of Mozart's finest examples of the genre. The thesis is that though each variation is tonally distinct, Mozart was nevertheless writing organically in a way which ensured the coherence of the whole variation movement. The dissertation from which this book derived was very much of its time with a strong emphasis on Schenkerian voice-leading analysis.

subjects: Analysis, appreciation,  Criticism and interpretation,  Schenkerian analysis,  Variations,  History and criticism

People: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)