Analysis of the works by twentieth-century composers Edino Krieger, Igor Stravinsky, and Toru Takemitsu

Abstract

This thesis consists of three analyses of works by twentieth century composers of various compositional techniques. The first chapter compares Edino Krieger’s Sonatina (1957) with previous works of his neoclassical period and its deviations in tonality and hybridization of form. The second chapter demonstrates the connection between the passacaglia theme and the free variations in Stravinsky’s Septet and examines some of the unique properties of theme. The third chapter examines the Superset/Subset networks of various set collections in Toru Takemitsu’s Rain Tree Sketch and reassesses the relationship of the octatonic collection on the work.