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A Pedagogical Study of Joel Hoffman's each for himself?

Neeman, Stephanie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1368026829

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2013, DMA, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music: Piano.
Joel Hoffman's each for himself? (1991) is a work in seven movements for piano solo. This piece is a study in contrasts of mood, technique, harmony, rhythm, sound and musical language. It follows in the tradition of works like Rzewski's North American Ballads (1982) and Vine's first piano sonata (1990) in that it appropriates variety of styles and transforms them into unique type of concert music. While this makes each for himself? accessible to students, making it an ideal introduction to the modern piano repertoire for the advanced student, it has technical and musical challenges not ordinarily found in the standard repertoire. Rhythmic challenges include polyrhythms and rapid time signature changes, as well as motoric rhythm and rap-based rhythmic patterns. More traditional musical challenges include finding and bringing out contrasts, creating unique textures and solving various pedaling problems. As a pedagogical guide, this document provides an overview of each movement in the set discussing the musical, interpretive and technical challenges presented and proposing possible solutions.
Brett Clement, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Joel Hoffman, D.M.A. (Committee Member)
James Tocco (Committee Member)
155 p.
Music
Joel Hoffman; 20th century piano piece; each for himself; pedagogy on modern music; Piano repertoire; ;

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  • Neeman, S. (2013). A Pedagogical Study of Joel Hoffman's each for himself? [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1368026829

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Neeman, Stephanie. A Pedagogical Study of Joel Hoffman's each for himself? 2013. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1368026829.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Neeman, Stephanie. "A Pedagogical Study of Joel Hoffman's each for himself?" Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1368026829

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