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Title: The Nineteenth Century Piano and its Literature


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The Nineteenth Century Piano and its Literature
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The Development of the Piano
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The Piano in 1800
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The Piano in 1820
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The Piano in 1850
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The Piano in 1875
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The Concert Grand Piano 2006
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The Piano
  • Popular in the home for amateurs
  • Instrument for virtuosos and musicians

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Piano Literature
  • Short, lyric pieces
  • Nocturnes
  • Preludes
  • Impromptus
  • More descriptive titles
  • Wild Hunt
  • The Little Bell
  • Programmatic titles (suggesting an image)

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Frederick Chopin (1810-1849)
  • Mother Polish
  • Father French

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Aurore Dudevant
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George Sand
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Chopin and Piano Musicpoet of the piano
  • Entire compositional output dedicated to the
    piano
  • Literature includes
  • Études (virtuosic and technical study pieces)
  • Meditative nocturnes (night pieces), preludes,
    and nationalistic dances, i.e., mazurkas,
    polonaises, waltzes
  • Sonatas
  • Piano Concertos

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Modern Piano Style
  • One of the most original artists of 19th century
  • His musical life centered around the piano
  • Everything must be made to sing

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Repertoire
  • Nocturnes (night pieces) Adopted from John Field
  • Preludes
  • Études (study pieces)
  • Waltzes
  • Mazurkas, Polonaises
  • Ballades, Scherzos
  • Sonatas
  • Concertos

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Polonaise in A MajorOp. 40, No. 1 (Military)
  • 1838
  • Ternary form
  • Allegro con brio tempo
  • Listen for
  • 3-part dance form
  • Use of traditional polonaise rhythm
  • Brilliant pianistic writing
  • More lyrical trio (B), played with rubato
    (robbed)

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Prelude in E MinorOp. 28, No. 4
  • 1839
  • From set of 24
  • Tempo Largo
  • Listen for
  • Simple, conjunct melody
  • Chromatic harmony
  • Rubato
  • Single part form (through-composed)
  • Ends pianissimo

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Franz Liszt(1811-1886)
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Liszts Music
  • Symphonic poems A ONE-MOVEMENT work with a
    literary or pictorial program
  • Thematic transformation
  • Piano pieces Creator of modern piano technique

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The Little Bell(from Transcendental Etudes)
  • 1839-39 revised 1851
  • Influence of Paganini
  • Sectional, with variations
  • A-B-A-B-A-B-A
  • Allegretto, in 6/8 meter
  • Full range of piano
  • Very difficult virtuosic work

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Program MusicThe painter turns a poem into a
painting the musician sets a picture to
musicRobert Schumann
  • Program music Instrumental music with literary
    or pictorial association supplied by the composer
  • Absolute music Music for musics sake
  • Four types
  • Concert overture
  • Incidental music to a play
  • Program symphony (multi-movement work)
  • Symphonic poem (one-movement work)
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