Fryderyk Chopin in popular instrumental music
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2010
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Katedra Muzykologii, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PTPN, Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM
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Abstract
The author considers whether Fryderyk Chopin and his oeuvre may be
regarded as part of popular culture – and if so, to what extent. However, the text is
mostly taken up with analysis of popular instrumental music inspired by Chopin’s
works in various ways: from simple quotation, adaptation and transcription to more
sophisticated instrumentation and arrangement, free improvisation or even the creation
of a completely new work derived from a single motif or sample from Chopin.
Consequently, the author deals with the problem of reception, but also with the issue
of transculturation and the relationship between high and popular culture. The article
shows and describes the variety of Chopin inspiration in a wide range of styles and
genres of popular music, such as rock music, easy-listening, electronic music, dance
music and disco.
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Fryderyk Chopin, Popular culture, Popular music, Instrumental music, Rock music, Electronic music, Inspiration, Reception
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Interdisciplinary Studies in Musicology 9, 2010, pp. 357-369.