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13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg: New Variations on the Goldberg Theme for Solo Piano.(Book review)

American Music Teacher

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13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg: New Variations on the Goldberg Theme for Solo Piano, by C. Curtis-Smith, Jennifer Higdon, et. al., C.F. Peters Corp./Edition Peters (www.edition-peters.com), 2007, 66 pp

This intriguing collection, was commissioned by the Irving S. Gilmore Keyboard Festival for pianist Gilbert Kalish, who gave its first performance at the Festival in 2004. The 12 composers are an eclectic bunch--Curtis-Smith, Del Tredici, Bolcom and Foss being the most renowned--who each composed a piece that in some way relates to Bach's Goldberg Aria. To provide unity like in the Goldberg Variations, "Bach's Aria" has been placed at the beginning and end, while "Variation 13" has been included between the two sets of six variations. The order reflects Kalish's personal choice and may be altered and need not be performed in entirety, which takes about 50 minutes.

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Of the 12 pieces, it is surprising that there exists only one--a left-hand study by William Bolcom, "Yet Another Goldberg Variation"--that consists of 32 measures with 16 measures in each half, with repeats and a tonal center of G. Some highlights include C. Curtis-Smith's mysterious "Rube Goldberg Variation," Mischa Zupko's ...

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