摘要

《五十一幅微型畫》（51 Minitudes, 1971-77）是斯羅寧姆斯基（Nicolas Slonimsky, 1894-1995）的重要作品。如同作品名稱一般，《五十一幅微型畫》中的每一首樂曲篇幅都相當短小，演奏時間短則數秒，最長也不過一分半鐘。不過每首樂曲都代表著斯羅寧姆斯基的一個面向，有些描述他的生活體驗，有些為他的創作手法，每首樂曲都相當獨特，《五十一幅微型畫》可視為斯羅寧姆斯基的音樂版自傳。

本論文總共分成五章；第一章為緒論，其中包括了研究動機、研究目標以及研究方法；第二章不同於一般所熟知的辭典編纂者斯羅寧姆斯基，而是以一個演奏家及作曲家的角度，從自傳《絕對音感：一生的故事》中整理出斯羅寧姆斯基演奏及作曲相關的生平；第三章分析《五十一幅微型畫》音樂本身，就每一首不同的特點進行樂曲分析；第四章將樂曲數量龐大的《五十一幅微型畫》依據創作主題和創作手法分類，整理出斯羅寧姆斯基作曲的脈絡；第五章為結論。

參考書目
一、 英文書籍

Antokoletz, Elliott. The Music of Bela Bartok: A Study of Tonality and Progression in Twentieth-Century Music. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1984.

Antokoletz, Elliott. Twentieth-Century Music. Austin: University of Texas, 1992.

Slonimsky, Nicolas. Perfect Pitch, an Autobiography. New York: Schirmer Books, 2002.

The First Hundred Years. New York: Schirmer Books, 1994.

Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns. New York: Schirmer Books, 1947.

二、 期刊

Cohn, Richard. “Introduction to Neo-Riemannian Theory: A Survey and a Historical Perspective.” Journal of Music Theory 24.2 (1998): 167-79.

Cohn, Richard. “Maximally Smooth Cycles, Hexatonic Systems, and the Analysis of Late-Romantic Triadic Progressions.” Music Analysis 15.1 (1996): 9-40.

Hughes, Allen. “Cover to Cover: The Inimitable Slonimsky.” Chamber Music 18.1 (February 2001): 26-7.

Kostelanetz, Richard. “Conversation with Nicolas Slonimsky about His Composing” Musical Quarterly 74 (1900): 458-72.

“Nicholas Slonimsky.” 21st Century Music 7:6 (June 2000): 9-10.

Rao, Nancy Yunhwa. “American Compositional Theory in the 1930s: Scale and Exoticism in The Nature of Melody by Henry Cowell.” Musical Quarterly 85 (Winter 2001) : 595-640.

Smith, Joseph. “Using Slonimsky’s Thesaurus.” Keyboard Classics and Piano Stylist (formerly Keyboard Classics) 15 (1995): 25 + n1.

Stone, Reppard. ”The Peregrination of Slonimsky’s Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns.” Jazz Research Papers (NAJE) 9 (1989) 239-45.

三、 文獻檔案

Nicolas Slonimsky Collection. The Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

四、 學術論文

Bair, Jeff. “Cyclic patterns in John Coltrane's melodic vocabulary as influenced by Nicolas Slonimsky's Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns an analysis of selected improvisations.” Dissertation Prepared For the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts, University of North Texas, 2003.

五、 樂譜

Bach, Johann Sebastian. The Well-tempered clavichord: 48 preludes and fugues for the piano. New York: Schirmer, c1893.

Beethoven, Ludwig van. Symphony no.5, op.67, C minor. New York: E. Eulenburg, 19--.

Hanon, Charles Louis. Hanon le pianiste virtuose. Tokyo: Ongaku No Tomo Edition, c1959.

Schonberg, Arnold. Klavierstüke, op.33a. Wien: Universal Edition, 1929.

Slonimsky, Nicolas. 51 Minitudes. New York: Schirmer, 1979.

Danse Du Baïram. Berlin: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1923.

Little Suite for Woodwinds, Percussion and Typewriter. New York: Coleman-Ross, 1955.

Studies in Black and White. San Francisco: The New Music Society of California, 1929.

Yellowstone Park Suite. New York: Axelrod, 1951.

Wagner, Richard. Tristan und Isolde. Munchen: Piper, c1983.

六、 網路資訊

斯羅寧姆斯基網站：http://www.slonimsky.net/.

無名氏。Slonimsky, Nicolas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Slonimsky. 2009；摘錄於 20 April 2009。

Slonimsky, Nicolas. Doug Ordunio converses with Slonimsky at his home, 1979. http://newmillenniumrecords.com/classroom/slonimsky1.mp3. 2009；摘錄於 20 April 2009。

Speaking of Music (Charles Amirkhanian talks to Slonimsky, 1987). http://radiom.org/detail.php?omid=SOM.1987.03.12.A. 2009；摘錄於 20 April 2009。

Music & Conversation with Slonimsky at his home in Los Angeles, 1979. http://radiom.org/detail.php?omid=EC.1979.01.15.A. 2009；摘錄於 20 April 2009。

Ode to Gravity Music by and for Slonimsky on his 97th birthday (with Charles Amirkhanian, June 1991). http://radiom.org/detail.php?omid=OTG.1991.06.17. 2009；摘錄於 20 April 2009。

Slonimsky at 76 Slonimsky discusses Igor Stravinsky and Charles Ives with Charles Amirkhanian & Robert Commanday, 1971. http://radiom.org/detail.php?omid=TA.1971.02.27.A. 2009；摘錄於 20 April 2009。

On Frank Zappa Slonimsky discusses his relationship with Frank Zappa, 1983. http://radiom.org/detail.php?omid=AM.1983.05.20. 2009；摘錄於 20 April 2009。

A dinner at Mrs. Antheil's house Slonimsky shares roast duck with Charles Amirkhanian, Carol Law and the widow of composer George Antheil, 1971. http://radiom.org/detail.php?omid=AM.1971.08.03.c2.A. 2009；摘錄於 20 April 2009。

Lecture at Berkeley Piano Club, 1971. http://radiom.org/detail.php?omid=AM.1971.10.16.A. 2009；摘錄於 20 April 2009。

On Shostakovich, after the composer's death, 1975 Slonimsky discusses the work of Dmitri Shostakovich. http://radiom.org/detail.php?omid=AM.1976.08.11. 2009；摘錄於 20 April 2009。

A program on the elder statesmen of American music, including Slonimsky. http://radiom.org/detail.php?omid=RV.1981.05.13.c5. 2009；摘錄於 20 April 2009。

Slonimsky talks with David Cloud on the 40th anniversary of the world premiere of Ionisation (Varese), 1973. http://radiom.org/detail.php?omid=AM.1973.03.06. 2009；摘錄於 20 April 2009。