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An Examination of Alexander Siloti’s Printed Solo Piano Transcriptions of Works by J. S. Bach

Pierce, Stephen R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1322052457

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2011, DMA, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music: Piano.
In this document I will examine Alexander Siloti’s (1863-1945) fourteen transcriptions for solo piano of works by J. S. Bach (1685-1750) that are currently in print. I will compare all of these transcriptions to Bach’s originals and discuss Siloti’s musical treatment of Bach’s music. When possible and relevant, I will compare certain works to transcriptions of the same pieces by contemporaries of Siloti, including Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924), Ignaz Friedman (1882-1948), Wilhelm Kempff (1895-1991), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), and Theodor Szántó (1877-1934). I will also consider other Bach transcriptions made by Siloti in instances where he completed a solo piano transcription and one or more transcriptions of the same work for other instrumental combinations. It is my hope that pianists will become acquainted with a small but excellent body of work by a neglected artist due to this examination of Siloti’s Bach transcriptions. To this end I will give a brief overview of the history of the nineteenth century piano transcription, Bach as a transcriber, and the legacy of Bach’s music as transcribed for the piano. I will also provide important details about Siloti’s biography, and discuss his style and technique as a transcriber of Bach’s music. Lastly, I will examine Siloti’s fourteen Bach transcriptions for solo piano in detail.
Jeongwon Joe, PhD (Committee Chair)
Michael Chertock, MM (Committee Member)
Frank Weinstock, MM (Committee Member)
123 p.
Music
Siloti; Bach; Transcription; Piano; Liszt

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  • Pierce, S. R. (2011). An Examination of Alexander Siloti’s Printed Solo Piano Transcriptions of Works by J. S. Bach [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1322052457

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Pierce, Stephen. An Examination of Alexander Siloti’s Printed Solo Piano Transcriptions of Works by J. S. Bach. 2011. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1322052457.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Pierce, Stephen. "An Examination of Alexander Siloti’s Printed Solo Piano Transcriptions of Works by J. S. Bach." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1322052457

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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