Beethoven'ın Orta Dönem Piyano Sonatlarında Gelişme Bölümlerinin Tematik Analizi
Özet
AYDIN, Zeynep. Thematic Analysis of Development Sections in Ludwig Van
Beethoven’s Middle Period Piano Sonatas, M.Sc. Thesis, Ankara, 2018.
This study is an analytical examination of the thematic structure of
Development sections of first movements of Ludwig van Beethoven’s middle
period piano sonatas.
In the Introduction, classification of Beethoven’s piano sonatas are discussed.
In the second chapter, the methodology of the study is submitted. And the
Analysis chapter consists of a comprehensive analysis in three main
dimensions; “determination of the formal structure and general characteristics
such as length and mode for each movement”, “discovering origins of materials
used in the Development sections regarding their relationships with the formal
elements in the Exposition”, “determining these materials’ amount of use in
Development sections”.
It is concluded that; movements can be grouped as “Short”, “Medium” and
“Long” regarding their length; 9 different kind of materials are used in the
Development sections; the most frequently used material is “Theme 1”; in the
beginning and at the end of Development sections mostly “Theme 1” is used;
in minor movements, less “Theme 1” material and more “Bridge” material is
used and use of “New material” appears; variety of materials used increases
in proportion with the lenght of sections.
