Piano sonata

they perform “The Sonata No.5 in F major, Opus 24, Spring” of Beethoven. This piece of music started with soft dynamic at first that made me feel calm and peaceful. The tempo was slow at the beginning, and then the piano suddenly came with the fast tempo while the violin was slow. Sung Chan who played the piano gave an impressive performance at the first movement. The scale had changed from minor to major, and major to minor that made the audience changed in mood. The violin and piano in this…

four pieces by John Winsor, Leonard Bernstein, Nathaniel Dett and Ludwig Van Beethoven. The program included the Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Sonata for Clarinet and piano and Trio in Bb Major, Op. 11. Dionne smith was on the cello, Jeanette Winsor on the piano and John Winsor on the clarinet. The concert opened with the Tro for Clarinet, and Piano. This piece began quietly. As the string instrument plucked in unison, the clarinet instruments entered with a slow melody. The mood became…

For example, numerous similarities can be found between Mozart’s Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457 and Beethoven’s Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 10. Despite the fact that this is only one comparison between the the pieces of the two composers, it demonstrates numerous ways Mozart influenced Beethoven’s music. Although the pieces contain different…

Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time is scored for piano, clarinet, violin, and cello. It was premiered in a WWII POW camp where Messiaen was held. Messiaen had begun sketches of the piece before being captured, and he finished the piece in the POW camp for musicians that were present. The quartet was premiered in the camp for the prisoners. The piece is in eight movements, and Messiaen wrote an introduction describing the movements. His signature birdsong is featured prominently, as well as…

unique feature of playing a piano piece is that it, in a sense, transports an orchestra into a single performer’s own two hands; Mozart was able to do just that as a major classical composer. While Mozart’s music across the board demonstrated a mastery of all sorts of musical types, his piano sonatas capture distinct character paired with enunciated form in such a way that is very specific to his style. Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 9 in D major is one of 18 piano sonatas in total, all of which were…

centuries.Born in Paris on October 9, 1835, Saint-Saens displayed the skills of a child prodigy at an early age.He began piano lessons with his aunt at the age of two, and started to write compositions a year later when he was three. At age 13, Saint-Saens was admitted into the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied organ and composition. He was able to memorize all of Beethoven's piano sonatas from heart. Besides his musical feats, Camille Saint-Saens also did well in academics, excelling in…

the hall. Henry and Krueger took the stage, began to tune and situate themselves, and then began the first piece, Claude Debussy’s Sonata for Cello and Piano (1915). The piece begins with Prologue: Lent with a forte dynamic chord strike from the piano that seemed to awake everybody from their seats. After the initial start to the piece, the cello joins in with the piano at the same energy and intensity. The first movement seems to be homophonic at this point even with the cello leading due to…

and as a teenager had aspirations to become an "authoress or poetess". In 1914, Ruth went to Foster's School of Musical Art to study musical art by learning the piano. After she attended the Foster’s School of Musical Art, she began attending the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago to further her education by focusing on the piano, but that is not what happened. Instead of staying for only a year like she had planned she ended up staying for about eight years. This allowed her to become a…

left his mark, not only on music but on history. In his lifetime, Mozart composed over 600 works, which included string quartets, concert arias, piano sonatas and operas. Mozart also composed many piano concertos, and many of them were, and still is extremely popular today. One such piece that is still so popular today is his Rondo Alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K 331, which is one of Mozart’s most famous pieces ever. In this essay, I will be discussing 3 musical features of the…

me before and during the class. Learning a lot more about these specific compositions really made me enjoy them a lot more. The first piece I would like to talk about is Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, specifically the 3rd movement. Coming from the Classical Era, Moonlight Sonata actual title is “Piano Sonata no.14 in C# minor, op.27 no.2”. The piece was written in 1801 and is still popular today. Created by Ludwig Van Beethoven, one of the most influential musicians in late 18th century, the…