Category Archives: genesis

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

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

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

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‘Silent Night’ revisited

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

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’

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

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