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Symmetry and Process in Two Variation Works by Beethoven

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Katachi ∪ Symmetry

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Variation form in music is considered in relation to principles of symmetrical structure and dynamic process. Two works by Ludwig van Beethoven (one written in 1791, the other by 1825) show the composer’s application of these principles to a form in which considerations of structural logic were all too often sacrificed to those of virtuosic display.

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  1. School of Music, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-2085, USA

    Steven Moore Whiting

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  1. Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-nodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan

    Tohru Ogawa (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Structural Morphology Research, University of Tokyo and Professor Emeritus, 3-9-7 Tsurukawa, Machida, Tokyo 195, Japan

    Koryo Miura (Professor Emeritus) (Professor Emeritus)

  3. Institute of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-nodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan

    Takashi Masunari (Professor) (Professor)

  4. Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-nodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan

    Dénes Nagy (Professor, Director) (Professor, Director)

  5. Symmetrion-The Institute for Advanced Symmetry Studies, P.O. Box 4, Budapest, H-1361, Hungary

    Dénes Nagy (Professor, Director) (Professor, Director)

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Whiting, S.M. (1996). Symmetry and Process in Two Variation Works by Beethoven. In: Ogawa, T., Miura, K., Masunari, T., Nagy, D. (eds) Katachi ∪ Symmetry. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68407-7_35

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