Unconventional: Sonata-Form Manipulations in the Multi-Movement Works of Fanny Hensel

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dc.contributor.advisorBlättler, Damianen_US
dc.creatorLee, Frances Shi Huien_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-20T14:32:27Zen_US
dc.date.available2020-04-20T14:32:27Zen_US
dc.date.created2020-05en_US
dc.date.issued2020-04-20en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2020en_US
dc.date.updated2020-04-20T14:32:27Zen_US
dc.description.abstractFanny Hensel challenged the conventions of her time, not only by writing works that ventured outside of the domestic realm prescribed to women of her social class, but also by deviating from structural norms within her compositions. With this document, I intend to further the theoretical study of Hensel’s instrumental works, using her manipulation of sonata-form conventions as an entry point. The first three chapters comprise analyses of ten movements in sonata and sonata-rondo form that are found across six of her multi-movement works, spanning the course of her compositional output: the Piano Quartet in A-flat Major, the Piano Sonata in C Minor, the Ostersonate (Easter Sonata) for piano, the String Quartet in E-flat Major, the Piano Sonata in G Minor, and the Piano Trio in D Minor, op. 11. Each movement presents a unique take on sonata form, building its narrative through a dialogue with the structural model. The pieces chart Hensel’s journey as she emerges out of eighteenth-century traditions to boldly experiment with formal organization and cyclicism, then, in her last years and with publication on her mind, adheres more closely to structural conventions in the Piano Trio, while still employing innovative strategies. General stylistic tendencies also emerge, such as an avoidance of redundancy, via both constant variation and sectional omissions, and the creation of cohesiveness within and across movements by means of motivic and harmonic references. The concluding chapter discusses these and other trends found across the works, and proposes paths for further research.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationLee, Frances Shi Hui. "Unconventional: Sonata-Form Manipulations in the Multi-Movement Works of Fanny Hensel." (2020) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/108321">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/108321</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/108321en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectFanny Henselen_US
dc.subjectFanny Mendelssohnen_US
dc.subjectInstrumental worksen_US
dc.subjectSonata formen_US
dc.subjectSonata theoryen_US
dc.subjectMusic theoryen_US
dc.subjectMusic analysisen_US
dc.subjectPiano sonatasen_US
dc.subjectChamber musicen_US
dc.subjectTrioen_US
dc.subjectQuarteten_US
dc.titleUnconventional: Sonata-Form Manipulations in the Multi-Movement Works of Fanny Henselen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPiano Performanceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMusicen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.majorPiano Performanceen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Musical Artsen_US
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