蕭邦《圓舞曲》之研究

Waltz was a popular dance in 19th century European Society. Because of the open dance form, the waltz was againest by some coservative people, yet favored by most of the others. Of course, it caught a lot of attention of composers at the time that produced many different types of waltz, such as for orchestra, opera, ballet and for piano solo. Most of those works were made for dancing. Frederic Francois Chopin, one of the most important solo piano works composers in Romantic era, paid attention to the popularity of waltz. He was quite familiar with the Viennese waltz but not entirely agreed with it. Chopin developed his waltz with his own way, such as varied speed, varied expression and the flavor of mazurka. However, Chopin still kept the traditional waltz spirit in his writing. In these case, Chopin made his works different from other composers and treated his waltz become the content of concert programs. Besides introduction and conclusion, this research includes three parts. In the first discourse, the history and development of waltz and piano waltz are discussed. In the second discourse, the life of Chopin and his piano music are presented, also further discussing the relationship between Chopin and waltz. In the third discourse, the historical background of Chopin’s waltz is investigated. Then by analyzing how Chopin created the waltz, lead us to understand Chopin''s innovation and creativity in his waltz.