Piano Class

  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Pre Golden Era)
    • Greatest natural genius - First of great concert pianists - Mastered Viloin, piano,organ
    • -his music is very spontaneous
    • -known for great melodies
  2. *Piano Sonata # 17 3 Movements Mozart
    • 1. Fast lively ( more intellectual )
    • 2. slow (more lyrical & emotional
    • 3. Fast (lighhearted dancelike)
  3. kinesthetic - virtuosity -Virtuoso
    • to do with motion
    • brilliant display of technique
    • highly skilled performer
  4. Ludwig van Beethoven ( Born Bonn Germany)
    • Late Classical period, 1792 moved to vienna - Piano Sonata- Expanded classical forms: wrote longer works
    • -works that are more complex-innovative
    • -liberated classical forms
    • -intensified elements of music; rhythms are more complex. harmonies are more dissonant
    • -increased range of dynamics
    • -expanded range of pitch meldoy in bass / personal expression
  5. Ludwig van Beethoven 3 Periods
    • 1784-1802 = Assimilation - reached maturity as composer
    • 1802-1816=Realization- asserts self, complete break from refiement
    • 1816-????= Meditation -abstract
    • *1792 more in demand as a pianist
    • THE 1 ST ROMANTIC PIANIST
  6. Sonata No. 8, op. 13 1798 Beethoven
    • , innovative Pathetigque - one of the best written
    • 1st. slow intro exposition 3 themes
    • 2nd Rando ABACA-coda
    • 3rd Sonata Rhondo ABACABA -Coda
  7. Sonate No. 14, op 27 1802 Beethoven
    • Moonlight Sonata
    • 1st free , dedicated to Juliene, epressing meldocholy rejection , improvastory , slow 1st movement
    • 2nd smiling through tears lighter
    • 3rd -imporant mov. epressed anger, passion, defiance
  8. Sonata N0. 23, 0p 57 F Minor 1804-1806 Beethoven
    • Appsionata- more advanced technique, espansion of sonata . Beethoven at his GREATEST.
    • 1st expostion of 3 themes interuption, lively development Recopitwation -CODA
    • 2nd no breatk , theme and varition form sooth slow
    • 3rd more turbulant and passion apress defiance CODA new theme
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Card Set
Piano Class
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Mozart/Beethoven
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