Transcriptions of Musical Texts in Work with Beginning Pianists

Abstract

The article examines artistic tutorial assignments for transforming the primary authorial musical text in the conditions of ensemble music-making in a piano class. Their goal is the mastery of certain skills of free music-making in the context of the dialogic structures and intonational lexis of baroque music. Examination is made of such universal techniques of artistic transformation as registering and doubling, which were widely used in the 17th and 18th centuries upon the re-exposition of the clavier musical text into various instrumental ensemble textures. The technique of application presumes turning to the timbral possibilities of the contemporary piano or the keyboard synthesizer. On the basis of the tutorial assignments, fragments of J. S. Bach’s instructive compositions are presented, most notably, the introductory pieces to cycles (the preludes, fantasies and pieces written in dance genres). Role play is applied on the basis of analysis of the semantic structures of the musical text in the storylines of I am playing the organ, There is a rehearsal of early orchestra going on, and Trio for two flutes and cello.

Keywords: piano transcription, preluding, musical dialogues, authorial musical text, J. S. Bach, intonational lexis of baroque music