2009 Fall MUSIC 168-01
Bulletin Course Description The two-hundred-year tradition of music for the piano, the evolution of the instrument, and its principal composers (including Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, and other major figures up to the present day). Performance traditions, the role of virtuosity, and improvisation. Instructor: Todd
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Title PIANO MUSIC Department MUSIC Course Number 2009 Fall 168 Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Todd,R Larry Prerequisites
Synopsis of course content
The development and evolution of art music for the piano, beginning with
examples drawn from Haydn and Mozart, and continuing with a consideration
of the leading composers for the instrument from the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries, including Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Lizst,
Mendelssohn (and Mendelssohn's sister, Fanny Hensel), Brahms, Debussy,
Barṭk, Rachmaninov, Ives, and others. Among the topics to be considered
are the development of the instrument from the eighteenth-century
fortepiano to the modern piano, virtuosity, improvisation, and the art of
keyboard transcriptions.
Assignments
To be announced, including reading and listening assignments.
Exams
Two listening quizzes.
Term Papers
Two papers.
Additional Information
Two papers, two listening quizzes, and participation in class discussions.
