The Analysis and Interpretation of Chopin’s Ballade No. 1, Op. 23

• Main Authors: LIU,TZU-YU, 劉子瑜
• Other Authors: WANG,MIN-HWEY
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/99tp88

碩士 === 輔仁大學 === 音樂學系 === 104 === The word“ballade”is derived from the verb“balar”, meaning “to dance”, in the Provençal language of the medieval period. Initially, it was associated with music, dance and literature. During its evolution, the term came to be applied to the combination of music and literature. Chopin made the ballade a large-scale piano genre, retaining the quality of dance and narration from the Middle Ages, and imbuing it with dramatic tension and lyricism. Chopin’s ballades also have some special characteristics in regard to form, tonality and harmony. We find these characteristics in the First Ballade, a piece that offers a range of interpretation. In this thesis, the author analyzes the formal, motivic, thematic, tonal and harmonic elements, and compares the different interpretations of Arthur Schoonderwoerd (1966-), Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982) and Garrick Ohlsson (1948-). This analysis also makes references to Chopin’s life, musical style, the development of the ballade style, and the characteristics of Chopin’s ballades. As a conclusion, the author describes his manner of interpretation.