The Enjoyment of Music 10 th Shorter Edition

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Unit XVII The Nineteenth-Century Piano Piece “I have called my piano pieces after the names of my favorite haunts…they will form a delightful souvenir, a kind of second diary.” —Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel The Enjoyment of Music 10th, Shorter Edition

45. The Piano and Its Literature • Piano: home use, favorite instrument of virtuosos • Four-hand piano music • Technical improvements • Steinway The Enjoyment of Music 10th, Shorter Edition

The Short Lyric Piano Piece • Instrumental equivalent to the song • “Prelude,” “Intermezzo,” “Impromptu” • Mazurka, polonaise, waltz, scherzo Chopin: Prelude in E, Op. 28, No. 4 Chopin: Mazurka, Op. 53, No. 3 The Enjoyment of Music 10th, Shorter Edition

The Short Lyric Piano Piece Frederic Chopin Franz Liszt Felix Mendelssohn Robert Schumann Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Franz Schubert Johannes Brahms Clara Schumann The Enjoyment of Music 10th, Shorter Edition

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46. Chopin and Piano Music:The “Poet of the Piano” • Frédéric François Chopin (1810–1849) • French/Polish composer and pianist • Career in Paris • Close friends with leading composers, artists, poets, writers • George Sand (Aurore Dudevant) • Tuberculosis • Early death at age 39 The Enjoyment of Music 10th, Shorter Edition

Chopin’s Music • Centered on the piano • Smaller forms: nocturnes, preludes, impromptus, waltzes, mazurkas, études • Larger forms: ballades, polonaises, fantasies, sonatas, piano concertos Chopin: Fantasie Impromptu The Enjoyment of Music 10th, Shorter Edition

Chopin: Polonaise in A major, Op. 40. No. 1 (Military)(Listening Guide) • Solo piano • Ternary dance form • A = martial theme, B = lyrical • Use of traditional polonaise rhythm • Employs rubato Listening Guide PDF The Enjoyment of Music 10th, Shorter Edition

47. Clara Schumann: Pianist and Composer • Clara Wieck Schumann (1819–1896) • German pianist, composer, and interpreter • First public concert at age nine • Wife of Robert Schumann and lifelong friend of Johannes Brahms • Concertized after Robert’s death • Last public concert at age of 72 The Enjoyment of Music 10th, Shorter Edition

Clara Schumann’s Music • Songs, piano music, chamber music (including piano trio) • Technically difficult and deeply introspective • Piano concerto The Enjoyment of Music 10th, Shorter Edition

Clara Schumann: Nocturne, from Music for an Evening Entertainment, Op. 6(Listening Guide) • Solo piano • From a set of 6 miniature character pieces • Ternary form with coda • Rich harmony • Complex rhythmic structure Listening Guide PDF The Enjoyment of Music 10th, Shorter Edition

48. Louis Gottschalk and Piano Music in America • Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869) • Native of New Orleans • 1st internationally acclaimed U.S. composer • Affinity for the Afro-Caribbean folk music • Popular in the U.S., South America, & Caribbean • Died in Brazil 1869 The Enjoyment of Music 10th, Shorter Edition

Gottschalk's Music • Remembered today for his piano music • Composed operas, orchestral works, American patriotic tunes • Exploited all manner of dance and song forms • Syncopated rhythms anticipate ragtime The Enjoyment of Music 10th, Shorter Edition

Gottschalk: The Banjo (Le banjo: Fantasie grotesque) (Listening Guide) • Free form work for solo piano • 2 main sections, each repeated • Highly syncopated • Imitates strumming and picking of banjo • Melody in coda suggests Camptown Races Listening Guide PDF The Enjoyment of Music 10th, Shorter Edition

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