Exploring Piano Literature: The Piano Sonata
Description
In this 3-course specialization, learners will analyze important passages and components of the piano sonata repertoire, while gaining a solid knowledge of the sonata’s inner workings and a better sense of historical developments in the genre. Across the series, learners will dive into compositions by Scarlatti, CPE Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, Scriabin, Medtner, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, and others.
These courses were filmed at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, among other locations, to showcase the depth of the sonata repertoire and the instruments that contributed to its history.
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Subject
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Language
English
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Duration
12 weeks
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Status
Available
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U-M Credit Eligible
No
Arts & Culture
Instructor
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Matthew Bengtson
Assistant Professor of Music, Piano Literature
School of Music, Theatre & Dance
Courses (3)
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Learn moreThe Piano Sonata: Origins to Mozart
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4 weeks
In this course, you’ll be introduced to sonata form; how it works, where it came from, and how sonatas are put together as multi-movement compositions. We will analyze the early history of the piano s -
Learn moreThe Piano Sonata: Beethoven and the Romantics
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4 weeks
In this course, learners will review sonata form and learn how the piano sonata was taken to new heights by Ludwig van Beethoven. We’ll discover together how the generation that followed interpreted B -
Learn moreThe Piano Sonata: Russian and 20th-21st Century Composers
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4 weeks
In this course, you’ll review sonata form and learn how the piano sonata was revitalized in the 20th century, with a particular attention to composers from Russia, where the sonata was an especially p