觸技曲盛行於即興風格強烈的巴洛克時期，歷經古典與浪漫時期的衰退，直至二十世紀鋼琴觸技曲的創作在各國開始逐漸地復甦。
本文除前言與結語之外，共分為兩章論述，第一章首先探討觸技曲之歷史演進，藉由文獻明瞭鋼琴觸技曲於各時期之興衰；第一章第二部分則先以德布西(Claude Debussy, 1862-1918)與拉威爾(Maurice Ravel, 1875-1937)兩位帶領二十世紀鋼琴觸技曲復甦之作曲家為例，同時研究二十世紀初期鋼琴演奏技巧如何受到印尼甘美朗音樂之影響；第二章第一節至第四節分別以瑟各葉維契‧浦羅柯菲夫(Sergei Prokofiev, 1891-1953)、法蘭西斯‧浦朗克(Francis Poulenc, 1899-1963)、約克‧鮑文(Edwin York Bowen, 1884-1961)、羅伯特‧穆欽斯基(Robert Muczynski, 1929-2010)四位作曲家之鋼琴觸技曲為研究重點，探討內容包括曲式、創作手法、和聲語彙、鋼琴炫技技巧風格，與演奏詮釋。

The genre of Toccata was prevailing since Baroque period, an era with strong improvisatory style. Being through the declination in the Classical and Romantic periods, the Toccata has gradually regained its significance from composers in the twentieth century.
Besides the preface and the conclusion, this report contains main discussions of two chapters. The first part of chapter one introduces the historical development of Toccatas. The second part provides the study of toccatas by two major French composers, Claude Debussy (1862-1918) and Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), who led the revival of Toccatas in the early twentieth century. The influence of Gamelan music from Indonesia will also be discussed in this chapter. The chapter two includes the analytical exploration of four piano toccatas individually composed by Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) , Francis Poulenc, (1899-1963), Edwin York Bowen (1884-1961), Robert Muczynski (1929-2010). The major survey focuses on the formal structure, compositional feature, virtuosic style, and interpretational thoughts of each toccata from a pianist point of view.

前言 ……………………………………………………………………1
第一章 觸技曲之歷史演進
第一節 觸技曲之起源與發展 ………………………………3
第二節 觸技曲於二十世紀之復甦 ………………………10
第二章 二十世紀鋼琴觸技曲作品之探討
第一節 瑟各葉維契‧浦羅柯菲夫《觸技曲，作品十一》 …13
第二節 法蘭西斯‧浦朗克《觸技曲》選自三首小品 ……22
第三節 約克‧鮑文《觸技曲，作品一五五》 ……………27
第四節 羅柏特‧穆欽斯基《觸技曲，作品十五》 ………35
結語 …………………………………………………………………42
參考書目 ……………………………………………………………44
附錄 …………………………………………………………………47

論文
Kim, Eun-Joung. “A Style and Performance Guide to Selected Piano Toccatas, 1957- 2000.” D.M.A. diss., University of Cincinnati, 2013.
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期刊

謝綉莉，〈浦朗克鋼琴作品及彈奏技巧概述〉，《師大學報:人文與社會科學類》50(1)，2005，第134頁。
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樂譜
Muczynski, Robert. Toccata, Op.15: for the Piano. G. Schirmer, Inc, 1971.
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