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.
Overview
Syllabus
Course 1: The Piano Sonata: Origins to Mozart
- Offered by University of Michigan. In this course, you’ll be introduced to sonata form; how it works, where it came from, and how sonatas ... Enroll for free.
Course 2: The Piano Sonata: Beethoven and the Romantics
- Offered by University of Michigan. In this course, learners will review sonata form and learn how the piano sonata was taken to new heights ... Enroll for free.
Course 3: The Piano Sonata: Russian and 20th-21st Century Composers
- Offered by University of Michigan. In this course, you’ll review sonata form and learn how the piano sonata was revitalized in the 20th ... Enroll for free.
- Offered by University of Michigan. In this course, you’ll be introduced to sonata form; how it works, where it came from, and how sonatas ... Enroll for free.
Course 2: The Piano Sonata: Beethoven and the Romantics
- Offered by University of Michigan. In this course, learners will review sonata form and learn how the piano sonata was taken to new heights ... Enroll for free.
Course 3: The Piano Sonata: Russian and 20th-21st Century Composers
- Offered by University of Michigan. In this course, you’ll review sonata form and learn how the piano sonata was revitalized in the 20th ... Enroll for free.
Courses
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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 popular and successful genre. You’ll study some of the most influential piano sonatas of the 20th century, in both Neo-Classical and avant-garde styles. This course will also expose you to a variety of lesser-known and more recent compositions, showing how the piano sonata genre continues to expand and to thrive. This course was 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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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 Beethoven’s achievements and put them into practice in their own unique ways. From there, we will explore the “War of the Romantics”: the variety of formal structures for Romantic sonatas (both traditional and progressive) and the major repertoire of this era. You’ll hear some of the important pianos of the time, and understand the differences between Viennese and English/French traditions of piano music. This course was 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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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 sonata and discover the important early masters of this style (Scarlatti, CPE Bach, Haydn, and Mozart). You’ll then investigate the relationship between the keyboard instruments of the time and the musical style, and be able to differentiate between Baroque, Galant, and Classical styles. This course was 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.
Taught by
Matthew Bengtson
