Dello Joio's Piano Sonata No. 3

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However, the music style of this well-known piece was ignored by many authors. They only focused on the aspects of Dello Joio’s life and his aesthetic on music based on the interviews with him. In addition, many scholars wrote the historical background of Piano Sonata No.3 and analyzed it in dissertations, but there are a few resources regarding the comparison of this piano sonata with orchestra piece Variations, Chaconne, and Finale. Above all, those documents are not enough to discuss his music style into multiple aspects.
Thus, my further research will depict the background how his organist family influenced his music on lyrical melody, and how his unique harmony and rhythm were influenced by jazz style. The Chapter 3 will focus on his

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