Author: Sarah E. MastersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Approaches to Sonata Form in Mid-twentieth-century American Piano Sonatas
Elements of Sonata Theory
Author: James HepokoskiPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199890234
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Elements of Sonata Theory is a comprehensive, richly detailed rethinking of the basic principles of sonata form in the decades around 1800. This foundational study draws upon the joint strengths of current music history and music theory to outline a new, up-to-date paradigm for understanding the compositional choices found in the instrumental works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and their contemporaries: sonatas, chamber music, symphonies, overtures, and concertos. In so doing, it also lays out the indispensable groundwork for anyone wishing to confront the later adaptations and deformations of these basic structures in the nineteenth and earlier twentieth centuries. Combining insightful music analysis, contemporary genre theory, and provocative hermeneutic turns, the book brims over with original ideas, bold and fresh ways of awakening the potential meanings within a familiar musical repertory. Sonata Theory grasps individual compositions-and each of the individual moments within them-as creative dialogues with an implicit conceptual background of flexible, ever-changing historical norms and patterns. These norms may be recreated as constellations "compositional defaults," any of which, however, may be stretched, strained, or overridden altogether for individualized structural or expressive purposes. This book maps out the terrain of that conceptual background, against which what actually happens-or does not happen-in any given piece may be assessed and measured. The Elements guides the reader through the standard (and less-than-standard) formatting possibilities within each compositional space in sonata form, while also emphasizing the fundamental role played by processes of large-scale circularity, or "rotation," in the crucially important ordering of musical modules over an entire movement. The book also illuminates new ways of understanding codas and introductions, of confronting the generating processes of minor-mode sonatas, and of grasping the arcs of multimovement cycles as wholes. Its final chapters provide individual studies of alternative sonata types, including "binary" sonata structures, sonata-rondos, and the "first-movement form" of Mozart's concertos.
Approaches to Sonata Form in Four American Piano Sonatas by Aaron Copland, George Antheil, Roger Sessions and Vincent Persichetti, 1920-1950
Author: Chu-Chun YenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
"This project seeks to provide a better understanding of how these composers treat the sonata form, and what is considered "traditional' or "modern" in these works, ultimately to facilitate better the interpretation and performance of these sonatas."--p. 2.
The Pianist's Bookshelf, Second Edition
Author: Maurice HinsonPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253067294
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Originally published in 1997, The Pianist's Bookshelf, was, according to the Library Journal, "a unique and valuable tool." Now rewritten for a modern audience, this second edition expands into the 21st century. A completely revised update, The Pianist's Bookshelf, Second Edition, comes to the rescue of pianists overwhelmed by the abundance of books, videos, and other works about the piano. In this clear, easy-to-use reference book, Maurice Hinson and Wesley Roberts survey hundreds of sources and provide concise, practical annotations for each item, thus saving the reader hours of precious research time. In addition to the main listings of entries, such as "Chamber Music" and "Piano Duet," the book has indexes of authors, composers, and performers. A handy reference from the masters of piano bibliography, The Pianist's Bookshelf, Second Edition, will be an invaluable resource to students, teachers, and musicians.
Elements of Sonata Theory
Author: James Arnold HepokoskiPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199773912
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 661
Book Description
Elements of Sonata Theory is a comprehensive, richly detailed rethinking of the basic principles of sonata form in the decades around 1800. This foundational study draws upon the joint strengths of current music history and music theory to outline a new, up-to-date paradigm for understanding the compositional choices found in the instrumental works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and their contemporaries: sonatas, chamber music, symphonies, overtures, and concertos. In so doing, it also lays out the indispensable groundwork for anyone wishing to confront the later adaptations and deformations of these basic structures in the nineteenth and earlier twentieth centuries. Combining insightful music analysis, contemporary genre theory, and provocative hermeneutic turns, the book brims over with original ideas, bold and fresh ways of awakening the potential meanings within a familiar musical repertory. Sonata Theory grasps individual compositions-and each of the individual moments within them-as creative dialogues with an implicit conceptual background of flexible, ever-changing historical norms and patterns. These norms may be recreated as constellations "compositional defaults," any of which, however, may be stretched, strained, or overridden altogether for individualized structural or expressive purposes. This book maps out the terrain of that conceptual background, against which what actually happens-or does not happen-in any given piece may be assessed and measured. The Elements guides the reader through the standard (and less-than-standard) formatting possibilities within each compositional space in sonata form, while also emphasizing the fundamental role played by processes of large-scale circularity, or "rotation," in the crucially important ordering of musical modules over an entire movement. The book also illuminates new ways of understanding codas and introductions, of confronting the generating processes of minor-mode sonatas, and of grasping the arcs of multimovement cycles as wholes. Its final chapters provide individual studies of alternative sonata types, including "binary" sonata structures, sonata-rondos, and the "first-movement form" of Mozart's concertos.
A Comparative Analysis of the Fugue in the Twentieth Century American Piano Sonata
Author: Nancy Alton KeithThe Sonata, Its Form and Meaning as Exemplified in the Piano Sonatas by Mozart
Author: F. Helena MarksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Discover more about the format of the piano sonata, complete with descriptive charts, sample stanzas, scores and detailed analyses, using Mozart's sonatas as a basis.
American piano sonatas of the twentieth century
Author: The Piano Sonatas of George Walker
Author: Redi LlupaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
George Walker, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1996, composed a total of five sonatas for piano. Each of them have a distinctive sound and approach to the sonata form due to Walker's processes of manipulating musical elements. These processes are crucial in understanding the composer's approach to sonata form, and also they are highly important as means to interpreting his sonatas. Therefore, the observations here represent important performance aspects that serve as a guide for performers. The five piano sonatas were written in 1953, 1956, 1975, 1984, and 2003. There have been academic dissertations written about the first four piano sonatas, but none for Sonata No. 5 for Piano. This study will emphasize the analysis of Sonata No. 5 for Piano. In order to do so, the study will initially analyze compositional processes found in Sonata No. 2 for Piano and Piano Sonata No. 3, and relate those to Sonata No. 5 for Piano. Based on the development of Walker's compositional language, the analysis of these three sonatas can be a valuable reference for all five sonatas. The essay is comprised of four chapters. The first chapter is an introduction and general background of the five piano sonatas, and the statement of the reason for this study. The second chapter is a brief biography of the composer in relation to his piano sonatas. The third chapter introduces the manipulative processes of musical elements in Sonata No. 2 for Piano and Piano Sonata No. 3. The fourth chapter is dedicated to the analysis of Sonata No. 5 for Piano. Lastly, the conclusion encompasses all the aspects discussed in this study.
SONATA ITS FORM & MEANING AS E
Author: F. Helena MarksPublisher:
ISBN: 9781371049072
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description