「改編」為作曲家常用的創作手法之一，而十九世紀的作曲家為了追求不同的音響效果或不同演奏需求將樂曲改變編制，則稱為「原曲改編」。當時，由於廣播尚未發明而留聲機亦尚未普遍，以及音樂的普及，始得鋼琴成為中產階級家庭及上流社會的必備品，因此作曲家為了能夠讓人們更簡單地瞭解樂曲的全貌，常會將樂曲改變為鋼琴獨奏或是合奏之編制，也造成鋼琴作品在市場上的需求量增加許多。
布拉姆斯大多數的改編作品都是應用了原曲改編的手法，鋼琴，則為他在改變編制的過程中最重要的樂器。而本論文中所討論的《F小調雙鋼琴奏鳴曲，作品三十四b》最初為弦樂五重奏之編制，而後布拉姆斯將其改編，成為《F小調雙鋼琴奏鳴曲，作品三十四b》與《F小調鋼琴五重奏，作品三十四》兩種版本。
本文的研究內容，除了前言與結語之外，共分為三個部分。第一部分為布拉姆斯之改編作品及其特色，先探討十九世紀「改編」的創作手法，再藉由布拉姆斯的改編作品，來探討他的改編特色。第二部分為布拉姆斯改編作品編制之動機，將研究過程中所了解的改編作品之背景，及其改編動機。最後一部分則為《F小調雙鋼琴奏鳴曲，作品三十四b》之背景，先探討《F小調雙鋼琴奏鳴曲，作品三十四b》的改編過程，而後再以舒伯特《C大調弦樂五重奏，作品一六三》來探討其作品對布拉姆斯《F小調雙鋼琴奏鳴曲，作品三十四b》的影響。

“Transcription” was a common compositional technique used by composers during the nineteenth century. Composers arranged pieces in order to obtain various acoustic effects or fulfill different requests for performers; this type of arrangement is referred to as a “transcription.” During that time, because the broadcast had not yet been created, the phonograph was uncommon; however, music became popular, pianos gradually owned by the bourgeoisie and polite societies. Composers often arranged pieces of music for the solo piano or small ensembles in order to help audiences easily understand the large musical work. This also contributed to an increased demand for piano works in the music publishing market.
Most of Brahms’s transcriptions are transcribed from his original pieces. In the transcriptions of his original works, Brahms often changes the instrumentation, with the piano being the most important instrument in many of his transcriptions. Sonata for Two Pianos, Op. 34b which this paper discusses as being the first composed for the string quintet, was altered in its instrumentation by Brahms to create two different versions, including Sonata for Two Pianos, Op. 34b and String Quintet, Op. 34.
The contents of this thesis are divided into three parts besides introduction and conclusion. The first part describes various transcriptions and the features of these works. The contents first discuss the compositional techniques of transcription in the nineteenth century, and then investigate the characteristics of transcription in the works of Brahms. The second part is the motives behind Brahms’s choice of instrumentation in his transcription. The last part describes the historical context of Sonata for Two Pianos, Op. 34b. This part discusses Brahms’s procedures in his transcription of Sonata for Two Pianos, Op. 34b, and discusses the influence of Schubert’s String Quintet, Op. 163 on Brahms’s Sonata for Two Pianos, Op. 34b.

前言 1
布拉姆斯之改編作品及其特色 3
布拉姆斯改編作品編制之動機 9
《F小調雙鋼琴奏鳴曲，作品三十四b》之創作背景 13
在《F小調雙鋼琴奏鳴曲，作品三十四b》之前─弦樂五重奏 14
《F小調雙鋼琴奏鳴曲，作品三十四b》 18
《F小調鋼琴五重奏，作品三十四》 21
舒伯特《C大調弦樂五重奏，作品一六三》對布拉姆斯《F小調雙鋼琴奏鳴曲，作品三十四b》的影響 23
結語 41
參考書目 43

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