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An Ashgate Book The SzymanowSki Companion This page has been left blank intentionally The Szymanowski Companion Edited by paul Cadrin formerly Université Laval, Canada STephen downeS Royal Holloway, University of London, UK First published 2015 by Ashgate Publishing Published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright © Paul Cadrin and Stephen Downes 2015 Paul Cadrin and Stephen Downes have asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the editors of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows: The Szymanowski companion / edited by Paul Cadrin and Stephen Downes. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-7546-6151-1 (hardcover) 1. Szymanowski, Karol, 1882-1937--Criticism and interpretation. 2. Music--20th century--History and criticism. I. Cadrin, Paul, 1943- II. Downes, Stephen C., 1962- ML410.S99S96 2015 780.92--dc23 [B] 2015002609 ISBN 9780754661511 (hbk) ISBN 9781315552378 (ebk) Contents List of Music Examples ix Notes on Contributors xi Preface xvii Acknowledgements xix Sigla xxi Aesthetics 1 Stephen Downes Ballet 5 Alistair Wightman Ballets Russes 8 Didier van Moere Chamber Music 11 Paul Cadrin Chopin: His Influence on Szymanowski 15 Stephen Downes Chopin in Szymanowski’s Writings 20 Andrzej Tuchowski Choral Music 31 Paul Cadrin Correspondence 37 Teresa Chylińska Counterpoint 39 Paul Cadrin Criticism 43 Alistair Wightman vi The Szymanowski Companion Dance 48 Alistair Wightman Death 56 Teresa Chylińska Dedicatees 62 Teresa Chylińska Education and Linguistic Abilities of Szymanowski 64 Teresa Chylińska Education and Musical Culture in Szymanowski’s Writings 69 Paul Cadrin Eroticism 73 Stephen Downes Ethics 75 Alistair Wightman European Culture in Szymanowski’s Writings 80 Teresa Chylińska Family 83 Teresa Chylińska Folk Music as Idea and Inspiration 87 Stephen Downes Form 94 Paul Cadrin Fugue 99 Paul Cadrin Genealogy 106 Teresa Chylińska Harmony and Tonality 109 Stephen Downes Hellenism 115 Stephen Downes Contents vii Incidental Music 118 Zofia Helman Influence of Szymanowski on Polish Music 120 Paul Cadrin Melody 131 Stephen Downes Musical Influences on Szymanowski 136 Stephen Downes Mythology 139 Stephen Downes Opera 144 Stephen Downes Oratorios and Cantatas 157 Zofia Helman and Paul Cadrin Orchestral Music and Orchestration 166 Paul Cadrin Orientalism 170 Alistair Wightman Patriotism 174 Teresa Chylińska Patrons 178 Teresa Chylińska Piano Music 181 Stephen Downes Politics 189 Teresa Chylińska Rhythm 191 Alistair Wightman Romanticism in Szymanowski’s Writings 197 Alistair Wightman viii The Szymanowski Companion Sonata Form 201 Stephen Downes Songs 206 Zofia Helman Transcriptions 215 Tyrone Greive Travels Outside Poland 218 Stephen Downes, Alistair Wightman, Paul Cadrin, Didier van Moere, Berthe Trærup, Enrique Martínez Miura Variations 243 Paul Cadrin Violin Concertos 247 Tyrone Greive Violin Solo Music 255 Tyrone Greive Young Poland in Music 269 Teresa Chylińska List of Works by Karol Szymanowski 271 Chronology 277 Bibliography 285 Name Index 289 Subject Index 293 List of Music Examples Chopin: His Influence on Szymanowski 1 Karol Szymanowski, Prelude no. 1, Op. 1, bars 1–9 15 Choral Music 1 ‘Wyrzundzaj sie dziwce moje,’ no. 5 of Six Kurpian Songs for a cappella chorus, bars 1–15 33 Folk Music as Idea and Inspiration 1 Sabała melody as reported by Chybiński 92 Fugue 1 Piano Sonata no. 1, Op. 8, Fourth Movement, bars 1–3 102 2 Symphony no. 2, Op. 19, Third Movement, bars 1–2 102 3 Piano Sonata no. 2, Op. 21, Third Movement, bars 1–4 103 4 Piano Sonata no. 3, Op. 36, Third Movement, bars 1–5 103 5 String Quartet no. 2, Op. 56, Third Movement, bars 1–3 104 6 String Quartet no. 2, Op. 56, Third Movement, bars 52–4 104 Harmony and Tonality 1 Symphony no.2, Op. 19, Second Movement (theme), bars 1–13 110 2 Symphony no. 3, Song of the Night, Op. 27, bars 12–23 112 3 Mazurka no. 3, Op. 50, bars 1–16 114 Melody 1 Symphony no. 3, Song of the Night, Op. 27, bars 3–13, violins 133 2 St Francis, Słopiewnie no. 3, Op. 46bis, bars 1–5 134
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