Degree Name
Master of Music
Graduate Program
Music
Advisor
Lee, Junghwa
Abstract
This research paper will demonstrate two approaches to the use of repeated motifs in two particular compositional forms from the Baroque and the Romantic periods: the “Partita” and the “Character pieces.”
The first method, found in the Baroque Partita, uses repeated motifs to organically link various movements in a composition. The second method, found in the Romantic character pieces, uses repeated motifs to evoke a particular character or build a narrative. The different usage of these two methods is rooted in the origin of the particular forms used in each period. Additionally, knowledge of their historical background in these distinct periods will give a performer a comprehensive reinterpretation of motivic devices.