The Development of the Passacaglia for Organ through German and South African Composers

dc.contributor.advisorSandmeier, Rebekka
dc.contributor.authorAdams, Mikyle
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-24T08:33:46Z
dc.date.available2026-06-24T08:33:46Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.date.updated2026-06-24T08:26:33Z
dc.description.abstractSince the 19th century, the passacaglia has been associated with a musical form that includes a set of ground-bass or ostinato variations, however, its beginnings can be traced back to Spain in the early 17th century where it was termed pasacalle. The meaning of the term pasacalle (later passacaglia) is a combination of two Spanish words, pasar which translates as ‘to pass' and calle, which translates as ‘street'. When it emerged in France and Italy, the term initially alluded to the ritornellos improvised between songs. It is in Italy that the term passacaglia was established, initially as passacaglio which, at the time, referred to a single statement of a chord scheme and passacagli, the plural of it which referred to a succession or collection of multiple statements. However, these terms, including the feminine term passacaglia, and its other spelling variations, were utilised with minimal distinction throughout the century
dc.identifier.apacitationAdams, M. (2026). <i>The Development of the Passacaglia for Organ through German and South African Composers</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,College of Music. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43367en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAdams, Mikyle. <i>"The Development of the Passacaglia for Organ through German and South African Composers."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,College of Music, 2026. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43367en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAdams, M. 2026. The Development of the Passacaglia for Organ through German and South African Composers. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,College of Music. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43367en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Adams, Mikyle AB - Since the 19th century, the passacaglia has been associated with a musical form that includes a set of ground-bass or ostinato variations, however, its beginnings can be traced back to Spain in the early 17th century where it was termed pasacalle. The meaning of the term pasacalle (later passacaglia) is a combination of two Spanish words, pasar which translates as ‘to pass' and calle, which translates as ‘street'. When it emerged in France and Italy, the term initially alluded to the ritornellos improvised between songs. It is in Italy that the term passacaglia was established, initially as passacaglio which, at the time, referred to a single statement of a chord scheme and passacagli, the plural of it which referred to a succession or collection of multiple statements. However, these terms, including the feminine term passacaglia, and its other spelling variations, were utilised with minimal distinction throughout the century DA - 2026 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - passacaglia KW - German composers KW - South African composers LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2026 T1 - The Development of the Passacaglia for Organ through German and South African Composers TI - The Development of the Passacaglia for Organ through German and South African Composers UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43367 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/43367
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAdams M. The Development of the Passacaglia for Organ through German and South African Composers. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,College of Music, 2026 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43367en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentCollege of Music
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectpassacaglia
dc.subjectGerman composers
dc.subjectSouth African composers
dc.titleThe Development of the Passacaglia for Organ through German and South African Composers
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMMus
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