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Theme, Motive, Structure and Symmetry – Pentasonata by Andrzej Panufnik

In: Complex Symmetries

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  • Katarzyna Szymańska Stulka

    (Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, PhD, Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Theory of Music, Department of Composition and Theory of Music)

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This article examines symmetrical structures in Andrzej Panufnik’s Pentasonata for piano (1984). It presents the category of spatial symmetry, which results from the structure of the work, and narrative symmetry, which is determined by the musical process in time. Examples are discussed of simple symmetries, present at the level of motifs, and complex symmetries resulting from the transformations of the thematic material and visible in the overall organisation of the piece. Finally, the number ‘five’ and the three–note cell are analysed, respectively, as a regulator of the form and the basis of the thematic material of the composition.

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  • Katarzyna Szymańska Stulka, 2021. "Theme, Motive, Structure and Symmetry – Pentasonata by Andrzej Panufnik," Springer Books, in: György Darvas (ed.), Complex Symmetries, pages 231-244, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-88059-0_18
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-88059-0_18
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