紀要論文

紀要論文

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阪大音楽学報. 2023, 19, p. 47-73

日本語

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2023-03-15

Nowadays, few pianists apply improvisational preludes to their performances. That practice was, however, still prevalent in the early 20th century and was adhered to by Josef Hofmann（1876–1957）throughout his career as a concert pianist. Despite improvisational preludes being mentioned in many instructional books from the 18th and 19th centuries, there are no concrete examples identifying the pieces to which the practice was applied. The objective of this paper was to analyze Hofmann’s performances in order to elucidate his improvisational style with respect to the preludes he applied in concert. As a result of this analysis, the following results were obtained. （1）Hoffman tended to inserted improvisational preludes into most of the individual pieces featured in a concert program. These preludes typically acted as precursors to the succeeding pieces in terms of giving the audience a foretaste of the ensuing style. However, some of his improvised preludes harked back to the preceding piece. （2）In terms of its style, tonality, tempo, etc., the idiosyncratic manner in which each individual prelude was performed confirmed its improvisational nature. （3）Inconsistencies between different performances of the same piece with respect to an improvisational prelude either being included or omitted suggest that Hofmann’s decision in this regard was not influenced by the identity of the succeeding piece. Also, many of the preludes applied by Hofmann did not feature distinct cadences capable of orientating the audience to the tone of the succeeding piece. In this respect, Hofmann defied the conventions prevalent in the instructional books of the time. The analysis conducted by this research also suggests that, in addition to employing improvisational preludes as a way to orientate the audience to the succeeding pieces, Hofmann may also have been inclined to use them as devices for signposting and directing the overall performance.

10.18910/98491

98491

ヨゼフ・ホフマン (1876-1957) の即興的前奏演奏

鷲野, 彰子

大阪大学文学部・大学院人文学研究科音楽学研究室

日本語

2023-03-15

阪大音楽学報

19

47

73

https://hdl.handle.net/11094/98491

10.18910/98491

https://doi.org/10.18910/98491