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CONTENTS
Page
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LIST OF EXAMPLES iv
PREFACE .............................. vi
Chapter
I. PROBLEMS IN THE ANALYSIS OF KUSICAL TEXTURE ....... 1
Problems i n Defining Texture ............. 1
......
. Problenis i n Determining Linear Independence
5
Specialized Problems i n Analyzing
Texture in Piano Music ............... 8
111. DENSITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Densi ty-number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Vertical Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Density-compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Spacing-distributisii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Density i n the Etudes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
IV. RANGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Range-average ..................... 40
Range-averages o f the Etudes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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Chapter Page
V . CONCLUSIONS ........................ 53
APPENDIX: Determi n a t i o n o f Range-average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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LIST OF EXAMPLES
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1 . ..
Berry's terms for t h e d e s c r i p t i o n o f l i n e a r i n d e p e n d e n c e I 7
2. S c r i a b i n E t u d e Op . 8 No . 8. mm . 1-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3. Chopin E t u d e Op . 10 No . 4. mm . 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4. S c r i a b i n E t u d e Op . 8 No . 2. mm . 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5. S c r i a b i n Op . 8 No . 2. mm . 1-2. w i t h t h e melody n o t a t e d . . . . 13
6. Chopin E t u d e Op . 25 No . 6. mm . 27-28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7. S c r i a b i n E t u d e Op . 8 No . 10. mm . 58-60 . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
9. S c r i a b i n E t u d e Op . 8 No . 7. mm . 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
10 . S c r i a b i n E t u d e Op . 8 No. 8. mm . 1- 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
11 . Chopin E t u d e Op . 25 No . 4. mm . 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
12 . S c r i a b i n E t u d e Op . 8 No. 5. mm . 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
13 . S c r i a b i n E t u d e Op . 8 No . 5. mm. 1-3. r e n o t a t e d . . . . . . . . 19
20 . Chopin E t u d e Op . 25 No . 9. mm . 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2 1. Chopin E t u d e Op . 25 No . i 2 ; min . 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
22 . Chopin E t u d e Op . 10 No . 2. f i n a l m e a s u r e . . . . . . . . . . . 28
23 . S c r i a b s n E t u d e Op . 8 No . 12. mm . 1- 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
24 . F i g u r a t i o n r e d u c t i o n o f the l e f t - h a q d p a r t o f Example 23 . . . 29
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V
PREFACE
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The Purpose o f the Study
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1. J , A. Westrup and F. L 1 . Harrison, "Figuration," The New Colle e
Encyclopedia clf Music, (New York: W . W . Norton, 1960
more strongly linked t o the type of figuration used t h a n t o the s t y l e of
the particular composer.
and 2) each composition exhibits one dominant textural type. The h i g h level
of performance technique demanded by concert etudes provides complex textures
t h a t are seldom found i n any other mediums. Yet, the technical demands of
these works are n o t regarded as compromising t h e i r a r t i s t i c q u a l i t y or musi-
cal value, even t h o u g h t h e i r i n s p i r a t i o n stenis from pedagogy. Etudes have
the further advantage of emphasizing one principal texture w i t h i n each
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piece individually, w1,ile providing a great variety of textures within the
coll ections.
Composers who wrote concert etudes include Chopin, Scriabi n , Rach-
maninoff, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Debussy. Opp. 10 and 25 of
Chopin and Op. 8 of Scriabin were chosen for t h i s investigation because
t h e i r great similarity i n s t y l e and form afford a good basis f o r comparison.
The l a t e r etudes of Scriabin, Opp. 42 and 65, as well as the etudes by Rach-
maninoff and Debussy, contain elements t h a t are post-Romantic, or even modern
in style, and are therefore less comparable. A1 though the "Transcendental
Etudes" of Liszt are comparable i n s t y l e t o the works selected here, the
forms arid type o f content are quite different. Liszt's forms are larger
and often based on variation technique while the Chopin and Scriabin etudes
are shorter, generally ternary structures. I n terms of technique, Liszt
incorporates several. different pianistic devices in each piece, whereas
Chopin and Scriabin, normally develop a single principal device. Schumann's
"Symphonic Etudes" are actually a theme and variations and are a l l binary
in form except for the l a s t variation which functions as a grand finale.
Mendelssohn's "Three Etudes" Op. io4 i s t o o small a collection to allow a
f a i r comparison.
There are many similarities between the works of Chopin and the
early works of Scriabin despite the s i x t y years t h a t separate t h e i r compo-
sition. The similarities are apparently the result of intentional modeling.
Scriabin's o u t p u t i s usually divided i n t o three phases o f development, the
f i r s t of which has even been characterized as being "Chopinesque."* The
Etudes Op. 8 (1894) f a l l i n t h i s period (1885-1900). Scriabin was fond of
I. Melodic presentation
A. Single l i n e 818 8/11 10/2 10/4 10/6
2512 2517
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term t h a t can be found in current l i t e r a t u r e . I t continues with the estab-
lishment of the definition of texture t h a t i s used throughout the study and
concludes with detailing of the special problems in analyzing the texture
of piano music.
Chapter two explains the basic types of melodic and xconipanimental
presentation found in the etudes of Chopin and Scriabin and c l a s s i f i e s the
etudes accordingly. Examples of each type and a discussion of the various
figurations found within them are included.
Chapter three examines the different parameters of textural density
g i v i n g precise definitions f o r each one. The basic types of accompanimental
figuration discussed in chapter two are then compared according t o measure-
ments o f textural density.
Chapter four discusses the problems concerning the measurement of
range and proposes a modified definition of range t h a t permits more useful
methods for i t s measurement. This method i s explained in detail and then
is used t o contrast and compare the types of figuration and the styles o f
the composers.
Chapter five summarizes the methodology of the study and i t s results
and s e t s forth suggestions for further investigation.
I wish t o acknowledge Dr. Burdette Green of The Ohio State Univer-
s i t y f o r his generous assistance and helpful advice d u r i n g both the study's
planning and i t s writing.
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Chapter I
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PROBLEMS IN THE ANALYSIS OF MUSICAL TEXTURE
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minds of some authors, f o r example Ivor Keys and George Dyson, texture con-
s i s t s of a l l '!" characteristics of music combined it1 a vague, holistic
manner.4 With t h i s kind of broad definition, there i s a temptation for
analyzers t o center t h e i r discussions on the area in which they are most
secure, i .e. , harmony-discussions having only occasional references t o the
other characteristics of music. Such a definition i s inadNquate. While
there are useful definitions o f a more specialiied nature, there i s , unfor-
tunately, wide divergence of thought concerning the specifics of what tex
ture should e n t a i l . I n order t o provide some perspective on the problem,
a few o f the more useful definitions must be examined.
The Ervard Dictionary o f Music provides the following definition
of texture.
Much l i k e woven fabric, music consists of horizontal
( "woof'l) and vertical ("warp") elements. The former are
the successive sounds forming melodies, the l a t t e r the
.
simul taneous sounds formi ng harmonies I t i s these el e-
ments that maKe u p the texture.5
4. Ivor Keys, The Texture of Music; From Purcell t o Brahms (London: Dobson
Books, 1961)rge Dyson, "The Texture of Modern Music," Music
and Letters IV (1923), No.2, 3, and 4.
5. Will i Apel , "Texture," Harvard Dictionarv of Music 2nd ed. , rev. and en1 .
(Cambridge, Massachusetts: Bel knap Press , 1969) , 842.
6. I b i d .
3
Berry's Structural Functions i n Music contains one of the few i n -
depth discussions of texture t o be found. Berry carefully avoids terms
t h a t are n o t defined precisely. This practice results i n the use of
specialized terms t h a t , even t h o u g h they are very precise, make his writ-
i n g s t y l e rather cryptic, as one can see in the followirig definition.
9. Jan LaRue, Guidelines for Style Analysis (New York: W.W. Norton and Co.,
1970) 3 23-34.
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of texture i n this study. In i t s place was substituted a classification
system based on types of melodic and accompanimental presentation.
The second characteristic, "density," refers t o the number of
components present a t any g i v e n moment and t h e i r arrangcment w i t h i n a
specific vertical span. This concept involves the thickness, compression,
and spacing o f vertical components. The t h f r d characteristic, "range,"
refers t o the changes of pitch as the music progresses through time. Each
of these characteristics of texture i s explained i n further detail l a t e r
in the study.
The previously discussed criterion t h a t limits the definition of
texture enables us t o exclude the following factors since they are n o t
normally associated with either vertical or horizontal attributes: timbre,
instrumentatioii, dynamics, and articulation. Indeed, these additional fac-
tors do influence texture t o some degree, b u t , according t o the limited
definition presented above, they need n o t be considered i n a textural anal-
ysis. Dissonance or, f o r t h a t matter, harmonic constructs, are primarily
vertical i n nature, b u t are commonly considered independent areas of inves-
tigation and have established systems f o r analysis. They therzfore do not
need t o be subsumed under texture. Siniilarly, rhythm i s primarily a hori-
zontal component, b u t one t h a t i s commonly considered an independent area
of investigation. One cannot deny that components influence each other
e i t h e r directly o r indirectly. However, for the sake of l i m i t i n g the num-
ber o f variables involved and sharpening the focus o f the investigation,
i t i s desirable t o examine components independently and selectively.
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1) measurements o f 1i n e a r independence a r e i n a p p r o p r i a t e f o r
homophonic music,
2) l i n e a r components a r e d i f f i c u l t t o i s o l a t e i n Romantic
e r a piano music, and
3) methods f o r measuring l i n e a r independence a r e n o t p r e c i s e ,
even f o r polyphonic music,
ation.
Chapter I I
BASIC TYPES OF MELODIC AND
ACCOMPANI MENTAL PRESENTATION
I;
EXAMPLE 5 Scriabin Op. 8 No. 2, mm. 1-2 with the melody renotated.
Although this melody may be derived from two lines a t some given
level of structure, i t must s t i l l be considered a single- line type of
melodic presentation since i t i s perceived as one l i n e a t the most imme-
diate, surface level. This i s also a practical consideration because o f
the large degree of textural variation that can exist between structural
levels--each level can have a different "texture." To be rigorous,
"texture" should only refer t o the actual surface o f the music. After a l l ,
The Doubled L i n e
Chordal F i g u r a t i o n
by chords, w i t h o u t r e a l i z i n g t h e c o n t r o l r e q u i r e d t o p l a y simultaneously
c o n t r a s t i n g dynamics, a r t i c u l a t i o n s , and/or rhythms w i t h one hand.
As before, the r i g h t hand has both melody and chords, and now the
l e f t hand has the bass l i n e and chords also. The l e f t hand must skip a
sizable distance i n order t o play both parts. The major technical d i f f i c u l t y
of t h i s piece i s the accurate extecution o f these large leaps. Large leaps
occur i n b o t h hands o f the following example.
A1 ternating Figuration
Convoluted Figuration
monies change every two beats, w i t h each new harmony beginning two e i g h t h -
f i g u r a t i o n used by Chopin.
Summary
An o u t l i n e i s presented here t o summarize t h e types o f f i g u r a t i o n
Scriabi n Chopin
Etudes Etudes
Op./No. Op ./No.
1. Melodic p r e s e n t a t i o n
A. S i n g l e l i n e
1. Legato study 8/8 8/11 10/6 25/7
2. V e l o c i t y study --- 10/2 10/4 25/2
B. Doubled l i n e
A. Chordal f i g u r a t i o n
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These combinations o r special v a r i a t i o n s o f t h e f i g u r a t i o n types
i n t h e n i n e remaining etudes could be i n c l u d e d i n t h e category system by
c r e a t i n g new designations. But t h i s i s n o t d e s i r a b l e because o f t h e second
reason f o r excluding these etudes: they have no d i r e c t l y comparable counter-
p a r t s i n t h e etudes o f S c r i a b i n . The puwose o f t h i s chapter i s t o p r o v i d e
l a b e l s f o r the t e x t u r e s common t o the two composers i n order t o make mean-
i n g f u l comparisons. Although one could s p e c i f y more and more types, t h i s
procedure would n o t b e n e f i t t h e present study since i t would d i m i n i s h t h e
bases f o r t h e comparison o f t e x t u r e .
Chapter I I I
DENSITY
l a t t e r ' s i n a p p r o p r i a t e n e s s f o r t h i s study.
Density-number
Density-number r e f e r s t o t h e number o f p i t c h e s i n a v e r t i c a l u n i t .
For example, t h e density-number i s f i v e i n t h e f o l l o w i n g chord.
All of the pitches i n the left- hand part express tonic harmony. When the
horizontal motion o f the accompanimental figuration i n t h i s passage i s re-
duced t o long notes, a s shown i n Example 24, the chordal u n i t can be seen
t o have a density-number of seven.
Spacing-di stribution
Convoluted Figurations
10/9 4 19 2.53 closed at top
10/ 10 5 19 3.16 closed at top
8/ 7 5 24 2.50 closed in Riddle
8/12 7 36 2.34 closed -in middle
Average 5.25 24.50 2.63 --
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A1 ternating Figurations
8/ 1 4 24 2 .oo open a t bottom
8/ 3 4 19 2.53 open evenly
Average 4 .OO 21.50 2.27 ---
t h e a r p e g g i a t e d t y p e r e v e a l s t h a t Chopin p r e f e r s arpeggios w i t h r e 1 z t i v e l y
i n t e r e s t i n g t h a t a1 though t h e f i g u r a t i o n w i t h l a r g e l e a p s generates t e x t u r e s
w i t h more s t r a t a , i t has, a t t h e same time, lower density- numbers and den-
marked s i m i l a r i t i e s .
Chapter I V
RANGE
Range, l i k e o t h e r a t t r i b u t e s o f t e x t u r e , s u f f e r s from a l a c k o f
~~~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~
Range-average
of e x t r a o r d i n a r y p i t c h e s w i t h o u t having t o d e f i n e c r i t e r i a w i t h which t o
i d e n t i f y them. The r e s u l t i n g "range-average" i s a c t u a l l y a compromise be-
g
#2 . To f i n d t h e range- average y these p i t c h e s a r e f i r s t converted t o num-
bers u s i n g t h e key-numbers l i s t e d i n f i g u r e I : C = 16, e2 = 56, D = 18,
17 = C#, 58 = f#
2
. The span i s determined by t h e i n t e r v a l between t h e lows
and t h e highs.
F i r s t s e c t i o n : C t o e2 = 56 - 16 = 40 semitones
Second s e c t i o n : D t o g#2 = 60 - 18 = 42 semitones
Average:
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40 42 = 41 semitones
2
b e r s o f t h e range- average.
58 - 17 = 4 1 semitones
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FIGURE I Key-numbers o f t h e Piano Keyboard
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Range-averages of the Etudes
The measure numbers and sample pitches for the individual segments
of each etude are l i s t e d i n the tables of the Appendix. The range-averages
and span-averages given i n the tables o f the Appendix are summarized here
i n Tables 11, 111, and IV. These tables are accompanied by Figures 2 , 3,
and 4, which represent the pitches of the respective tables i n conventional
notation. The reader i s cautioned a t t h i s p o i n t t o remember t h a t the
columns labeled "low" and " high" contain numbers representing pitch or key-
number, whi 1e the col umns 1abel ed "span" represent interval s measured i n
semi tones.
By comparing tables I1 and 111, one can observe t h a t the leh-hand
low note averages of the Chopin etudes vary from GG t o E , and average to-
gether t o give C, while Scriabin's left-hand notes vary from EE t o D and
average owt t o AA. Thus one can see t h a t Scriabin's low notes tend t o be
Comparing right-hand h i g h notes
a b o u t a minor t h i r d lower, t h a n Chopin's.
reveals t h a t the Chopin etudes vary from c2 t o c4 a n d average out t o eb 3 ,
while the Scriabin etudes vary from .;.* t o g'3 and average out t o c3. Thus
one can see t h a t Scriabin's h i s h notes tend t o be about a minor t h i r d lower
t h a n Chopin's. Also observe that the low averages for both composers are
much more consistent than the h i g h averages, which vary over larger spans.
The left-hand h i g h s and the r i g h t - h a n d lows vary over a span of
slightly more than an octave, and average together a t approximately the
same pitches for b o t h composers, i .e. w i t h i n two semitones of each other.
There i s an overlap o f the r i g h t - and left-hand ranges o f a perfect f i f t h
for Chopin and a minor seventh for Scriabin. I t i s interesting t h a t b o t h
composers' overlaps center on the pitch eb 1 and t h a t the true center of the
piano keyboard f a l l s between e 1 and f 1 .
T a b l e I1
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FIGURE 2 Range-averages o f the Chopin Etudes
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SCRIABI rJ ETUDE RANGE-AVERAGES
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FIGURE 3 . Range-averages o f the S c r i a b i n Etudes
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The most s i g n f f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e between t h e two composers can be
key 1 once, key 2 once, and key 3 l e s s than 10 times. Because range- aver-
Legs t o Studies
17.2 42.7 25.5 37 0 4 56.4 19.1 39.3
Doubl ed L I nes
14 .O 50.6 36.6 39,2 70.2 31 .O 56.2
Convoluted Flguratlons
15.1 46.4 31.2 39b1 67.7 28.6 52.6
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those o f t h e o t h e r types, The average h i g h p i t c h o f t h e l e g a t o s i n g l e
upper range f l u c t u a t e s .
identical.
spacing i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e v e r t i c a l u n i t s .
a p p a r e n t l y s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s a r e Chopin's use o f s l i g h t l y h i g h e r
w r o t e i n a very s i m i l a r s t y l e w i t h r e s p e c t t o t e x t u r e . More s i g n i f i c a n t
f i n d i n g s were observed between types of f i g u r a t i o n t h a n between t h e composers I
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t h e p a r t i c u l a r c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f music by i n d i v i d u a l composers. An i n t e r e s t -
DetermJnaLion o f Range-,averages
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APPEND1 X
D e t c m i n a t i o n o f Range-ave%*ages
1-7 14 50 38 62 1-6 17 41 38 58
8- 14 16 43 36 57 7- 12 12 41 33 62
15-21 14 50 33 62 13-18 10 50 35 60
22-28 13 33 29 53 19-24 30 57 48 62
29-35 11 33 29 53 25-30 32 53 48 61
36 -4 2 10 30 28 53 31-36 17 55 38 60
43-49 9 37 33 57 37-42 17 4 I. 40 62
50-56 14 50 38 62 43-48 13 37 36 58
57-63 16 45 36 57 49-54 12 37
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JJ 58
64-70 14 50 37 62 55-60 16 36 40 54
71-77 2 33 29 50 Averages 17.6 44.8 39.1 59 * 5
Averages 12.1 41.3 33.3 57.1
APPEND1X
Determination o f Rsngc-averages
S c r i a b i n Etude Op. 8, No. 9 S c r i a b i n Etude Op. 8, No. 10
Measure Left- hand -
I1 iq h t hand Measure Left- hand Rictht-hand
numbers -
Low High &- High nurn b e r s
-7 Low
L _
Hiqh Low"
1.- High
1-10 5 56 36 72 1-10 17 60 40 74
11-20 3 56 27 77 11-20 17 52 40 68
21-30 8 49 22 61 21-30 12 60 41 74
31.-40 12 56 41 77 31-40 9 47 40 64
41-50 7 51 31 75 41-50 14 45 41 57
51-60 12 59 31 72 51-60 17 57 40 69
61-70 7 52 33 62 61-70 17 60 40 74
7 1-80 8 53 36 76 7 1-80 22 57 45 73
81-90 7 56 35 77 81-9G 5 60 40 68
91-100 6 55 30 79 91-100 5 60 56 74
101-103 12 48 31 60 101-110 5 42 29 62
111-122 5 67 33 77
Averages 7.9 53.7 32.6 71.6
Averages 12.1 55.6 40.4 69.5
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APPENDIX
D e t e r m i n a t i o n o f Range-averages
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APPEND1 X
D e t e r m i n a t i o n o f Range-averages
Chopin Etude Op. 25, No. 4 Chopin Etude Op. 25, No. 6
Measure Left- hand Right- hand Measure Left- hand Right- hand
numbers -
Low High -
Low High numbers Low
- High -
Low- High
1-6 20 45 44 68 1-6 19 45 50 75
7-12 20 46 47 68 7-12 12 53 48 80
13-18 20 45 44 64 13-18 10 63 38 80
19-24 24 45 40 61 19-24 18 48. 50 75
25-30 19 45 43 60 25-30 21 51 45 81
31-36 19 47 43 64 31-36 19 65 41 77
37-42 20 45 44 68 37-42 19 55 51 79
43-48 20 46 44 64 43-48 17 51 35 80
49-54 18 45 40 68 49-54 12 41 36 72
55-60 16 46 40 61 55-60 12 41 33 79
61-65 25 38 40 54 61-64 12 36 28 40
Averages 20.1 44.8 42.6 63.6 Averages 15.5 50.2 41.4 74.4
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APPENDIX
D e t e r m i n a t i o n o f Range-averages
Chopin Etude Op. 25, No. 7 Chopin Etude Op. 25, No. 8
Measure Left- hand Right- hand Measure Left- hand Right- hand
numbers -
Low -HiCJtl- -
Low High - -
numbers -
Low High -
Low High
1-7 17 44 40 56 1-3 12 48 45 67
8- 14 15 44 36 56 4-6 17 50 45 67
15-21 25 44 39 60 7-9 21 53 46 74
22-28 9 52 42 62 10-12 12 46 40 64
29-35 7 43 43 60 13-15 24 36 40 58
36-42 15 43 40 61 16-18 24 36 44 76
43-49 17 44 39 56 19-21 17 57 45 74
50-56 10 44 36 56 22-24 17 50 45 69
57-63 21 48 36 56 25-27 12 55 46 70
64-69 17 29 31 48 28-30 17 53 41 67
Averages 15.3 43.5 38.2 31-33 10 36 33 64
57.1
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34 36 17 46 38 77
Averages 16.7 47.2 42.3 68.9
APPENDIX
Determination o f Range-averages
Chopin Etude Op. 25, No. 10 Chopin Etude Op.10, No. 6
Measure L e f t - hand Right-hand Measure L e f t - hand Right-hand
numbers -
Low High Low
- High numbers -
Low High Low
_I_
High
1-10 9 39 33 63 1-5 27 41 43 55
11-20 21 53 43 75 6-10 24 41 35 50
21-30 8 60 a4 78 11-15 24 38 35 55
31-40 17 46 36 67 16-20 14 37 33 50
41-50 22 47 37 67 21-25 10 29 34 51
51-60 20 43 38 61 26-30 12 36 36 56
61-70 22 47 38 67 31-35 15 35 36 58
71-80 20 43 38 61 36-40 13 26 33 48
81-90 22 47 38 67 41-45 27 41 43 55
91-100 17 35 38 65 46-50 24 41 34 53
101-110 14 39 38 63 51-53 19 33 31 43
111-118 10 46 41 75 Averages 19.o 36.2 52.2 52.2
Averages 16.8 45.4 37.7 67.4
APPEND1 X
Determi n a t i o n o f Range-averages
Measure Left- hand Right- hand Measure Left- hand Right- hand
numbers -
Low High & High numbers 7
Low High High
1-7 8 42 28 74 1-6 21 41 40 64
8-15 9 45 28 78 7-12 21 41 40 60
16-23 8 45 28 74 13-18 19 41 40 64
24-31 6 45 25 78 19-24 12 36 36 58
32-39 5 58 25 76 25-30 11 50 41 77
40-47 13 56 35 73 31-36 28 48 48 77
48-55 13 59 50 76 37-42 21 41 40 64
56-63 9 61 28 74 43-48 21 41 40 72
64-71 8 45 28 74 49-54 21 46 45 72
72-79 i5 45 29 81 55-60 21 41 43 77
80-87 33 62 47 78 61-67 21 65 44 81
88-95 21 69 33 81 Averages 19.7 44.6 41.5 69.6
Averages 12.3 52.7 32.0 76.4
APPEND1 X
Determi n a t i o n o f Range-averages
Chopin Etude Op. 10, No. 10 Chopin Etude Op. 10, No. 12
Measure Left- hand Right- hand Measure Left- hand Right- hand
numbers -
Low High -
Low High numbers -
Low High Low
- High
1-7 24 49 43 70 1-7 11 60 28 74
8- 14 19 50 43 72 8-14 16 43 28 78
15-21 20 47 39 76 15-21 11 43 28 74
22-28 17 45 41 70 22-28 14 47 25 78
29-35 24 44 44 72 29-35 10 47 25 76
36-42 25 50 50 75 36-42 9 48 35 73
43-49 19 59 43 80 43-49 11 60 50 76
50-56 19 59 48 77 50-56 12 43 28 74
57-63 19 48 43 74 57-63 11 43 28 74
64-70 24 50 54 81 64-70 14 42 29 81
71-77 12 43 36 76 71-77 9 43 47 78
Averages 7884 4 60 33 81
20.2 49.5 44.0 74.8
Averages 11.o 48.3 32 .O 76.4
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