From Bach’s Goldberg to Beethoven’s Diabelli: Influence and Independence

239 Pages·2014·3.06 MB·English

by  Alfred Kanwischer

From Bach’s Goldberg
to Beethoven’s Diabelli
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From Bach’s Goldberg
to Beethoven’s Diabelli
Influence and Independence
Alfred Kanwischer
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Lanham • Boulder • New York • London
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Copyright © 2014 by Alfred Kanwischer
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Kanwischer, Alfred.
From Bach’s Goldberg to Beethoven’s Diabelli : influence and independence /
Alfred Kanwischer.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4422-3063-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4422-3064-4
(electronic)
1. Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770–1827. Veränderungen über einen Walzer. I. Title.
MT145.B4K36 2014
786.2'1825—dc23
2014007670
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For Heidi
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Sources 1
The Goldberg and the Diabelli
1 Comparison: Similarities 7
2 Comparison: Dissimilarities 71
3 Analysis: Diabelli Waltz, Variations 1–10 75
4 Variations 11–20 95
5 Variations 21–28 117
6 Variations 29–32 133
7 Variation 33 and Coda 153
Appendix: Musical Examples 163
Notes 205
Selected Bibliography 213
Index 215
About the Author 227
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Acknowledgments
Heidi Elfenbein-Kanwischer, Kindred-Spirit, Artist, Guide, Coconspirator
these precious decades, I thank now for chastening this text these many
times—and for so much more, thank you.
I thank Sylvia K. Miller, editor extraordinaire, for refining our design,
for steering this tome to safe harbor. A cheering presence, by charm and
alchemy, you turn PCs to poetry—but one gift of so many.
Thanks to Ash Stemke, composer, musician, for his expert transcription
of seventy musical examples. Always quick to perceive the large picture, he
also fastened on each detail with calm precision. Personable, supportive, he
was a rare, invaluable asset.
Always cordial and timely, Julie Daniels must be thanked for her nimble,
accurate transcription of this text.
I gratefully acknowledge the staff at Rowman & Littlefield, Bennett Graff,
my editor who not only opened all doors, but held them open; Monica Sava-
glia, assistant editor; and Janice Braunstein, assistant managing editor, who
safely shepherded this manuscript through the copyediting and production
processes, always with promptness, acuity, and care.
Finally, I thank Sebastian Bach and Beethoven for these many hallowed
hours of transit, mystery, and joy.
All remaining blemishes and shortcomings in this text are solely my own.
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