Category Archives: genesis

Wieniawski’s Scherzo-Tarantella, op. 16: Structural designs for a synthesis between a tarantella and a scherzo?

Posted on October 14, 2013 by gast

As noted in the Preface to the Henle edition of … Continue reading →

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Filched Melodies – Sarasate’s ‘Zigeunerweisen’ (Gypsy Airs) under suspicion of plagiarism

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Peter Jost

The use of folk-music elements in art music has, as … Continue reading →

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‘Silent Night’ revisited

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Norbert Müllemann

A blog entry on 24 December – how could it … Continue reading →

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The “Creation” starting from scratch: Joseph Haydn’s sketches in the Complete Edition

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Annette Oppermann

It is probably well enough known that in the G. … Continue reading →

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Curiosity pays off. The genesis of Maurice Ravel’s piano ‘Sonatine’

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Peter Jost

In 2011 when I began preparing a new edition of … Continue reading →

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