Analysis of form for Piano by Ralph Shapey.(Critical Essay) From: Perspectives of New Music | Date: June 22, 2002| Author: Morehead, Patricia | COPYRIGHT 2002 University of Washington. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

BOTH FORM (1959) by Ralph Shapey and Form (1959) by Stefan Wolpe were composed for the same New York concert (Example 1). The circumstances for this concert were explained to me by Ralph himself. Stefan and Ralph were planning a concert exclusively of their own compositions. Stefan felt that the program was too short and suggested that they should each write a short piano piece for this concert using certain musical parameters in common. According to Ralph, they had a discussion an...