The purpose of this thesis is to understand the organ pieces performed by Eunso Kwon in her graduation recital held at Kim Young Ui Hall, Ewha Womans University, on the 13th of June, 2017. Repertories of the recital are Praeludium e-Moll(groß) by Nic...
The purpose of this thesis is to understand the organ pieces performed by Eunso Kwon in her graduation recital held at Kim Young Ui Hall, Ewha Womans University, on the 13th of June, 2017. Repertories of the recital are Praeludium e-Moll(groß) by Nicholas Bruhns(1665-1697), Praeudium und Fuge C-Dur, BWV 547 by Johann Sebastian Bach(1685-1750), Introduktion und Passacaglia d-Moll by Max Reger(1873-1916), the third movement of Évocation, Poème Symphonique, Op. 37 by Marcel Dupré(1886-1971), the first, fourth, and fifth movements of Symphonie No. 5, Op. 42 by Charles-Marie Widor(1844-1937).
Bruhns’s Praeludium in e-Moll reveals the fantastic style commonly used by North German organ music composers in the 17th century. It consists of ‘free section(toccata) - 1st fugue - free section(toccata) - 2nd fugue – free section(toccata)’, where toccata sections are contrasting with fugal sections. The toccata features cromaticism, broken chords, various beat changes and rhythm changes.
J. S. Bach composed Praeludium et Fuga in C-Dur, BWV 547 in Leipzig when he composed his representative organ pieces. The prelude dominates the music by repeating and developing the four rhythm motives. The fugue has a very short theme and diverse fugue techniques are employed including modulations, stretto, inversion, argumentation of the subject.
M. Reger, a composer representing the German Romantic period in the late 19th century, studied J. S. Bach’s works and reflected their stylistic influences in his work. Introduktion und Passacaglia d-Moll is not an exception. the theme of Passacaglia is very similar to that of J. S. Bach’s. After the majestic introduction, Passacaglia begins very tenderly, and is followed 12 Variations on the pedal theme. Variations progress to the climax, displaying complex and sudden harmonic changes, chromaticism, non-harmonic tones including appoggiaturas, rhythmic and texture changes. It also involves expamsion of the dynamics.
Symphonie No. 5, Op. 42 is representative piece of Charles Marie Widor. The first movement, Allegro Vivace, consists of the theme, with five variations and Coda. Various rhythmic, textural changes, and the diminution of the theme happen along with the variation. The fourth movement, Adagio, is characterized by a series of frequent modulation within a short movement. The fifth movement, Toccata, is a very fast and impressive piece, combining the broken chord passage in 16th notes and chord progression in 8th notes.
Marcel Dupre composed Évocation, Poème Symphonique, Op. 37 in memory of his father's death. The third movement, Allegro Deciso, is in a rondo form, consisting of 'A-B-A-C-A-D-B-A-Coda'. Fast chord progression, colorful harmonics with thick texture and dissonant passages are prevalent throughout the whole piece and builed up the tension, as music proceeds on.