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The ethnic Hungarian song Folszallott A Pava, as a case-study of Zoltan Kodaly's music and ideas
Author
Tang, Wern Ning
Supervisor
Howard, John
Abstract
Zoltan Kodaly is more often remembered for his contributions to music education than for his musical compositions. However, if his influence on music education is important, it is as outgrowth of his compositional activities and not vice versa. While not denying the wider impact of his counterpart, Bela Bartok's music and his greater significance in this respect, we acknowledge the need for a more detailed consideration of Kodaly's music.
The focus of this study is Kodaly's male chorus ,Folszallot a pava and his orchestral work, Variations on a Hungarian folksong (The Peacock). Both works were inspired by the ethnic Hungarian song, Folszallot a pava. The first chapter presents a brief description of the historical and social background from which the composer emerged. The second chapter examines some influences on Kodaly's music. This would enable us to better understand the development of his compositional style. The third chapter provides an overview of his music and locates his use of Folszallot a pava in relation to his compositional output. It also discusses some of his ideas on Hungarian ethnic music.
The fourth and fifth chapters contain analyses of the male chorus, Folszallot a pava and the Variations. The discussion revolves around the more significant tonal features of the work as well as important technical devices used.
The last chapter sums up the connection between Kodaly's music and his ideas on musical culture and education. It concludes with an account of expressive and technical hallmarks of his composition style exemplified in the chorus and the set of variations.
The focus of this study is Kodaly's male chorus ,Folszallot a pava and his orchestral work, Variations on a Hungarian folksong (The Peacock). Both works were inspired by the ethnic Hungarian song, Folszallot a pava. The first chapter presents a brief description of the historical and social background from which the composer emerged. The second chapter examines some influences on Kodaly's music. This would enable us to better understand the development of his compositional style. The third chapter provides an overview of his music and locates his use of Folszallot a pava in relation to his compositional output. It also discusses some of his ideas on Hungarian ethnic music.
The fourth and fifth chapters contain analyses of the male chorus, Folszallot a pava and the Variations. The discussion revolves around the more significant tonal features of the work as well as important technical devices used.
The last chapter sums up the connection between Kodaly's music and his ideas on musical culture and education. It concludes with an account of expressive and technical hallmarks of his composition style exemplified in the chorus and the set of variations.
Date Issued
1997
Call Number
ML2800 Tan
Date Submitted
1997