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''Variations for piano'', op. 27, is a twelve-tone piece for piano composed by Anton Webern in 1936. It consists of three movements: # ''Sehr mäßig'' ("Very moderate") # ''Sehr schnell'' ("Very fast") # ''Ruhig fließend'' ("Calm, flowing") Webern's only published work for solo piano, the ''Variations'' are one of his major instrumental works and a seminal example of his late style.〔Bailey 1998, 151.〕 ==History of composition== By the early 1930s Webern was one of the composers and artists criticised by the Nazi Party, which was rapidly gaining power. By 1934 Webern's conducting career, a major source of income for the composer, was practically over, and he earned his living by teaching composition to a few private pupils. Despite the considerable disadvantages this financial situation had, the lack of a stable job provided Webern with more time to compose.〔 Opus 27 took Webern about a year to complete. The three movements were not composed in the order they appear in the work:〔Dates from: Bailey 1991, 452.〕 * Third movement: begun 14 October 1935, completed 8 July 1936 * First movement: begun 22 July 1936, completed 19 August 1936 * Second movement: begun 25 August 1936, completed 5 November 1936 The piece is the only work for piano solo that was published by the composer and assigned an opus number. It was also the last work by Webern to be published by Universal Edition during his lifetime.〔Bailey 1998, 152.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Variations for piano (Webern)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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