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Baroque Elements In The Piano Sonata, Opus 9 By Paul Creston
Paul Creston (1906-1985) was one of the most significant American composers from the middle of the twentieth century. Though Creston maintained elements of the nineteenth-century Romantic tradition and was categorized as a “Neo-Romantic” or “20th-century traditionalist,” many of Creston’s compositions contain elements of Baroque music. His Piano Sonata, Opus 9 provides significant examples of Baroque elements, while already foreshadowing his mature style. The purpose of this study is to explore Baroque elements in the compositional language of Paul Creston’s Piano Sonata, Opus 9. All four movements of the Piano Sonata will be examined in regards to its stylistic features associated with Baroque practices. These features mainly consist of rhythm, texture, imitative writing, and repeated phrase structure. Each category of the study will include comparisons of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas with Creston’s sonata. Through an examination of the Piano Sonata and its Baroque elements, this study hopes to inspire renewed interest in the work among musicians and to help the performer give a more stylistically coherent, and accurate, performance.
Date:
December 2011
Creator:
Watanabe, Chie
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
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The UNT Digital Library
The Significance of Dmitri Shostakovich's Piano Sonata Op.12
The aspiration of this dissertation is to bring forth the significance of Shostakovich's Piano Sonata Op.12. This sonata is a hybrid of the German musical tradition, Russian Modernism, and Liszt's thematic transformation technique. It demonstrates Shostakovich's highly intellectual compositional skills influenced by the education that he received at St. Petersburg Conservatory as well as the exposure to modern music in the 1920s. This dissertation discusses composition techniques, such as the harmonic piers adapted from Alexander Scriabin, neighboring-tone technique, which involves the application of semitone cell throughout the piece, as well as the technique of thematic transformation borrowed from Liszt. These all come together by Shostakovich's design in the most controversial sonata form. The Piano Sonata Op.12 also sheds light on Shostakovich's early compositional style and proves its contribution to the evolution of sonata genre in the twentieth-century.
Date:
May 2007
Creator:
Kan, Ling-Yu
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of Piano Etudes by György Sandor Ligeti and Unsuk Chin: A Technical and Stylistic Guide to Mastering the Difficulties of Their Etudes
Unsuk Chin (b.1961), a Korean-born woman composer, was a student of Gyorgy Sandor Ligeti (1923-2006). Chin's work reflects the influence of Ligeti but also undeniably has its own style. This study investigates the six piano etudes so far published from 12 Piano Etudes (1995-2003) by Unsuk Chin and compares them with Ligeti's piano etudes to highlight the influence of the teacher on the student and to aid pianists in facing the unique technical challenges posed by both sets of etudes. The practice guide provided in this study for each specific technical difficulty requires a degree of patience from a student which, if followed, will enhance the performance.
Date:
December 2018
Creator:
Jang, Miyoun
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
John Ireland's Piano Sonata (1918-1920) and the Influence of Johannes Brahms
John Ireland is one of the most important British composers of the twentieth century. Many scholars believe the works of his early period were deeply influenced by Brahms. After graduating from the Royal College of Music, Ireland went on to develop a much more individual musical language, with influence from contemporary French composers. However, the young composer found himself confronted with the challenge of finding a new and personal style without turning wholly to impressionism or to chromaticism. In Ireland's Piano Sonata, Ireland adopted several of Brahms' compositional techniques. This piano sonata is an excellent example of one of Ireland's mature works that still demonstrates Brahms' influence.
Date:
May 2018
Creator:
Su, I-Shan
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, by Emil Sauer: A Stylistic and Historical Argument for Its Relevance to the Piano Literature
In 1895, Emil Georg Conrad Sauer (1862-1942), a world-renowned German pianist and former student of Franz Liszt wrote his first piano concerto, which was published five years later in 1900. Sauer performed it extensively to enthusiastic crowds in Europe and the United States while on tour during the next several years. Then it vanished from the concert repertoire. It is no longer performed and has only been commercially recorded once. The purpose of this dissertation is to establish why it might have disappeared, and why there is value in bringing it back to the standard piano repertoire.
Date:
May 2021
Creator:
Ulasiuk, Dzmitry
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Rise and Fall of Piano Improvisation in Western Classical Music Performance: Why Today's Piano Students Should be Learning to Improvise
Improvisation is an art form which has arguably been present since the existence of music itself. Inventing music on the spot, like spontaneous speech, is a common expression of artistry throughout history and across musical boundaries. While improvisation has maintained its importance in jazz, classical organ music and the music of many eastern cultures, this dissertation will focus on the presence of improvisation as acceptable performance practice within the tradition of western classical music. At several points in history, this musical tradition was encouraged and even expected to be a regular part of a musician's life, and yet in the classical music tradition of the twenty-first century, improvisation is rarely, if ever, heard from the concert stage, nor is it regularly included in the general education of the conservatory student.
Date:
May 2020
Creator:
Vigran, Joshua
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Master's Recital: 2015-04-04 - Jeffrey Ou, piano
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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date:
April 4, 2015
Creator:
Ou, Jeffrey
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ensembles: 2012-04-18 - UNT Concert Orchestra
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UNT Orchestra concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date:
April 18, 2012
Creator:
UNT Concert Orchestra
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Recital: 2012-04-13 - Hyochan Kim, piano
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date:
April 13, 2012
Creator:
Kim, Hyochan
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Recital: 2012-04-27 - Tzu-Yi Liu, piano
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date:
April 27, 2012
Creator:
Liu, Tzu-Yi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Recital: 2018-03-07 – Yi-Jing Chen, piano
Doctoral recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date:
March 7, 2018
Creator:
Chen, Yi-Jing
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Student Recital: 2012-10-26 – David Falterman, piano
A student recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date:
October 26, 2012
Creator:
Falterman, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Recital: 2015-11-19 – Ko Eun Jeoung, piano
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date:
November 19, 2015
Creator:
Jeoung, Ko Eun
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Recital: 2017-11-14 – Jieun Lee, piano
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date:
November 14, 2017
Creator:
Lee, Jieun
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Performer's Guide to the First Two Movements of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Grand Sonata in G Major, Opus 37
The Grand Sonata in G Major, Op.37, composed by Tchaikovsky, is a powerful large-scale composition and a piece of a symphonic scope. However, the sonata did not receive a desired acclaim in the modern repertoire partially due to an obvious lack of performance instructions in the existing editions, which makes the sonata challenging to perform. Thus, in order to reduce the technical challenges and to encourage more frequent performances of the sonata, this dissertation offers a performer's guide that addresses essential elements of pedal indications, phrasing and detailed dynamics, as well as suggestions on voice balancing, agogics, fingering, and hand redistribution. The guide consists of musical examples that are focused on the most challenging sections of the sonata, and is organized in the subsections according to a technique type proposed to facilitate a performance of the sonata. In addition to the examples on application of individual techniques presented in the main body of the dissertation, alternative and more elaborate versions of the suggestions are proposed in the appendices. The dissertation also provides a history of the sonata, and discusses its concept and symphonic principles. Additionally, the work highlights Tchaikovsky's piano style and describes his views on the art of piano …
Date:
December 2012
Creator:
Dorozhkina, Elena V.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Uncovering Fanny Hensel's "Das Jahr": Creating an Urtext Edition that Addresses Selected Technical and Interpretive Issues through Added Fingerings and Pedal Markings
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Das Jahr is considered Fanny Hensel's most impressive accomplishment of piano solo work. However, the only modern edition that is extant includes many additional editorial markings. By further analyzing the sections that are technically challenging or musically demanding from an interpretive standpoint, pianists wishing to perform the work will have to find workable fingerings and pedal markings to learn this piano cycle. For this reason, this dissertation will not only provide readers with an original text of Das Jahr, but also assist pianists in finding practical solutions that can help them to interpret this distinctive work successfully on the modern piano.
Date:
December 2019
Creator:
Huang, Szu Ying
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Pedagogical Guide to Teaching Tone Production for Elementary-Level Piano Students, with Examples from Appropriate Elementary-Level Music
The early stage of piano students' training is one of the most important, because it is then that they establish their habits for life. Those who teach beginners need clear principles for developing a solid technical foundation and for preventing bad technical habits. One of the most difficult principles to inculcate in young students is that of tone production and quality. The primary purpose of this study is to provide a pedagogical guide to help piano teachers teach tone production to elementary-level students. To accomplish this purpose, the strategies of the twentieth-century pedagogues Josef Lhévinne, Josef Hofmann, and Heinrich Neuhaus are examined, and applied to the elementary-level piano literature. This study offers practical training suggestions to teachers of elementary piano students as well as musical examples from high-quality piano literature to accompany these suggestions.
Date:
August 2020
Creator:
Kim, Gyuwan
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Brazilian Adaptations of Baroque and Classical Elements in the Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 9, by Alberto Nepomuceno (1864–1920)
Alberto Nepomuceno was one of the leading figures in developing Brazilian art music at the turn of the twentieth century. He became widely known for his Brazilian art songs and kept promoting Brazilian music and the use of Portuguese as an "art language" throughout his life. Nepomuceno has widely been seen as a nationalist composer, yet some of his works adopt a more European style. In this study, I argue that Nepomuceno incorporates European musical languages in his Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 9. I display the rich interaction of Brazilian national identity and European influence within Nepomuceno's musical life. I also provide a thorough formal analysis of this piano sonata to argue that in some of his music he adopted a distinctively European musical language, including baroque and classical elements. In addition to analyzing the sonata-form and rondo-form elements, this dissertation discusses the use of several important topics in the work, including the Siciliano rhythm, contrapuntal writing, pedal points with organ effects, and impact of Brahms on Nepomuceno's piano writing. Moreover, I analyze how Nepomuceno assimilated European musical styles as the basis for his own compositions, as well as the innovations with which he augmented those styles. An …
Date:
May 2023
Creator:
Wu, Qifan
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ensemble: 2017-09-27 – UNT Concert Orchestra [Stage Perspective]
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Orchestra concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall. This video is shot from the orchestra's perspective, showing the conductor.
Date:
September 27, 2017
Creator:
UNT Concert Orchestra
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Non-Degree Recital: 2012-10-26 - David Falterman, piano
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A non-degree recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date:
October 26, 2012
Creator:
Falterman , David
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ensemble: 2003-09-24 – Symphony Orchestra
Concert presented at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.
Date:
September 24, 2003
Creator:
University of North Texas. Symphony Orchestra.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ensemble: 2009-04-13 – Symphony Orchestra
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Orchestra concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date:
April 13, 2009
Creator:
University of North Texas. Symphony Orchestra.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Graduate Artist Certificate Recital: 2018-11-28 – Szu-Chen Chen, piano
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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Graduate Artist Certificate (GAC) degree.
Date:
November 28, 2018
Creator:
Chen, Szu-Chen
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Doictoral Recital: 2018-11-10 – Joshua Vigran, piano
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date:
November 10, 2018
Creator:
Vigran, Joshua
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library