Chapter V: Part III: Modern Pianoforte Music

IX. IMITATORS AND NATIONALISTS 320

Inevitable results of Schumann, Chopin and Liszt--Heller,
Raff, Jensen, Scharwenka, Mozkowski, and other German
composers--The influence of national characteristics:
Grieg, his style and his compositions; Christian
Sinding--The Russians: Balakireff, Rubinstein,
Tschaikowsky, Arensky, Glazounoff, Rachmaninoff,
Scriabin and others--Spanish traits; I. Albéniz;
pianoforte composers in England and the United States.

X. MODERN FRENCH PIANOFORTE MUSIC 341

Classical traditions: Saint-Saëns, and others; C.
V. Alkan--César Franck: his compositions and his
style--Vincent d’Indy; Fauré--The new movement: Debussy
and Ravel; Debussy’s innovations: new harmonies, scales,
overtones, pianoforte technique; his compositions--Ravel
differentiated; his compositions; Florent Schmitt and
Eric Satie--Conclusion.