麦克道威尔钢琴小品的艺术特色

Artistic Features of Mac Dowell's Piano Pieces

麦克道威尔是19世纪末致力于体现美国特点的少数美国本土作曲家之一,他的成就和所得到的荣誉是其同时代作曲家望尘莫及的。从题材、和声、曲式、小曲中的印第安因素等方面探究麦克道威尔钢琴小品的艺术特色,并试图挖掘作品中蕴含的深刻内容。

MacDowell, one of the few native American composers who devoted significant effort to displaying dis- tinctive American characteristics at the end of the 19th century, made great achievements and won a host of honors that were unmatched by other composers of his age. This essay intends to explore the artistic features of MacDowell＇s piano pieces from the perspectives of subject, harmony, music form as well as the aspects of the native American Indian culture in the pieces, and probe into the profound meaning in the works.