ABSTRACT

This title was first published in 2000. Pianist and scholar Rae presents a detailed study of composer Maurice Ohana's life and music, and identifies the procedures that characterize his mature style. In the initial chapters, she provides a biographical overview and sets his work in its musical and cultural context.

part One

From the Garden of the Hesperides

part Two|2 pages

The Mature Music: Technique, Style and Structure

chapter Five|26 pages

The Role of Monody

chapter Six|22 pages

Harmony as Colour and Timbre

chapter Seven|26 pages

Rhythm and Aleatorism

chapter Eight|25 pages

Symmetrical Structures and Approaches to Form

chapter Nine|19 pages

Epilogue: Reception and Context