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The formal and linear analysis Benjamin Britten's Diversions op.21

2008
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Benjamin Britten who was the most famous British composer of 20th century was also a succesful pianist and conductor.Britten?s concerto Diversions Op. 21 was written for left hand piano and composed of ten Variations and Final.Britten who had benefited from ?Enhanced Tonality? like New Classical composers used the chords the functional progress and apart from ?circle of fifths? which are symetric to eachother. This system was used as linear and chordal. Although the work seemed to be a tonal piece according to the tone, but in order to analyze the work properly the tonality is in adequante to reach a decision.The unit which was composed of quintintervals and called ?main cells? were very important to constitute the frame of the work. This ?main cells? was made of ?fa ? do ? sol? tones were also frequently used for transpozing. Furthermore, the nuance and rhythm form shapes the work of art via stratification. One of the other feature of work is that the different tones have a central importance in every section.

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Dr. Merve Dedeoğlu

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Merve Dedeoğlu (Master Thesis). The formal and linear analysis Benjamin Britten's Diversions op.21, 2008, Dokuz Eylül University.

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