Twentieth Century Piano Music
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*Notice: This is a 2 day event from 9am - 5pm on each day
A study and journey through numerous pathways into Twentieth-Century Piano Music; an exploration of harmonic landscapes, style, national influences, musical structures, and the place of melody.
This two-day event comprises six sessions, each looking at the various routes and pathways taken by a group of Western composers who wrote for solo piano in a world in which cinema, music-theatre, symphonic music, and a wide range of popular styles co-existed. The objective is to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the musical worlds in which these brilliant and innovative composers made their unique contribution to the world of the piano.
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- 1 day 8 hours
- In person
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Concorde Hotel Singapore
100 Orchard Road
Singapore, 238840 Singapore
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Day 1 (session 1)
Schubert and Brahms were influential throughout the nineteenth century as composers who perceived a deeper expressive capability for the piano in their solo writing and in their partnering of solo singer and piano. We shall look at Schubert and Brahms and take their approaches to piano writing - using harmony, melody, and textures as a starting point for a journey that leads towards new-found harmonic landscapes and in which greater exploration of texture and tonal colours define the work of others. We shall look at Granados’ Goyescas Number 4, The Maiden and the Nightingale, and the inspiration of visual arts.
Day 1 (session 2)
This session is devoted entirely to Debussy and his visual connections with nature, the idea of mood, characterization of people, and imagination. We shall look at texture, tonality, pedaling, and tonal colour. In particular, we shall look at the 1st book of Preludes, Numbers 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12, to gain a deeper insight into the style and unique compositional building blocks of Debussy’s work.
Day 1 (session 3)
Cultural dimensions and influences play a large part in how a composer writes, and we shall look at Bartók and Albéniz in this session. Hungary and Spain, whilst both being European, represent countries that are less associated with earlier piano composition. We shall look at tonality, rhythm, the use of the piano in a percussive context, and the influence of folk styles. From Bartók’s Book 6 (the final book) of Mikrokosmos, we shall study Numbers 140, 141, 142, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, and 153. We shall study the five movements from Albéniz’s piano collection España.
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Yamaha Music Singapore
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