an Analysis of Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: Aids Towards Performance D.M.A. Document Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Musical Arts in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University by So-Ham Kim Chung, B.A., M.M. ‘The Ohio State University 1988 Reading Committee: Approved by sylvia Zarenba, Adviser Jerry Lowder, D.M.E., Co-Adviser Marshall Barnes, Ph.D “Sylvia Gtenbas Adviser School of MusicTo My Parents‘ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. I would like to acknowledge the effort and time that my co-adviser, Professor Jerry E. Lowder, has spent in editing and correcting this manuscript. The outline and direction of my work came completely from his clear guide. Many helpful discussions with him and his prompt and efficient corrections made the completion of this document possible. I am greatly indebted to him for valuable guidance and encouragement. I sincerely express my respect and thanks to my adviser, Professor Sylvia Zarenba, for her prestigious accomplishments as a piano performer and for preparing me for the six piano recitals during my M.M. and D.M.A. work, I am especially grateful as she cated for me in various ways during my student life at The Ohio State University. She provided disciplined education while offering personal support and direction. I am also grateful to Professor Marshall Barnes for his careful reading of the manuscript and for having served as a committee member of my DMA program. I found my graduate coursework with him to be enjoyable and helpful for preparing this document. Special thanks is expressed to my husband. The early years of our marriage, combined with simultaneous graduate studies and raising of our three young children, was probably the most difficult and busiest time in our lives. However, our mutual respect, understanding, patience, and cooperation have made our lives rich and fruitful. iit