University of Michigan - The Piano Sonata: Russian and 20th-21st Century Composers
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Duration | 13 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
The Piano Sonata: Russian and 20th-21st Century Composers at Coursera Highlights
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- Course 3 of 3 in the Exploring Piano Literature: The Piano Sonata Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Intermediate Level
- Approx. 13 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: English
The Piano Sonata: Russian and 20th-21st Century Composers at Coursera Course details
- 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.
The Piano Sonata: Russian and 20th-21st Century Composers at Coursera Curriculum
Setting the Stage
Course Introduction: Setting the Stage
Sonata Characteristics & Composers
Sonata Form: Principles, Origins, Processes, & Theorists
Sonata Form Overview
Movement Architecture
Course Syllabus
Help Us Learn More About You
Putting Sonatas Together
Sonata Form & Movement Architecture
Russian Composers
The Russian Piano Sonata
Scriabin's Early Sonatas
Scriabin's Piano Sonata no. 5, op. 53
Scriabin's Late Sonatas
Scriabin's Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Medtner's Piano Sonatas
Medtner's G Minor Sonata
Sergei Prokofiev Sonatas
Prokofiev's Second Sonata
Prokofiev's War Sonatas
Prokofiev's Sixth Sonata
More Russian Sonata Composers
Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915)
Introduction to Scriabin's Fifth Sonata
Introduction to Scriabin's Late Sonatas
Introduction to Scriabin's Tenth Sonata
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951)
Introduction to Medtner's G Minor Sonata
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Introduction to Prokofiev's War Sonatas (1939-1944)
Scriabin, Rachmaninov & Medtner
Prokofiev & Other Russian Composers
20th and 21st Century Composers
20th and 21st Century Composers
Ravel's Sonatine
Dutilleux's Sonata
Berg's Piano Sonata op. 1
Hindemith's Third Sonata
Ives's Piano Sonata no. 2 "Concord, Mass., 1840-1860"
Barber's Sonata in E-Flat minor, op. 26
Boulez's Sonata no. 2
Introduction to Maurice Ravel's Sonatine
Introduction to Henri Dutilleux's Sonata
Introduction to Alban Berg's Sonata
Introduction to Paul Hindemith's Third Sonata
Introduction to Charles Ives's "Concord Sonata"
Introduction to Samuel Barber's Sonata
Introduction to Pierre Boulez's Second Sonata
Ravel, Dutilleux, & Berg
Hindemith, Ives, Barber, and Boulez
Course Conclusion and Honors Track Formal Analysis
Post-Course Survey
Honors Lesson: Score Analysis
Formal Analysis: Scriabin's Sonata No. 3 in F# minor, op. 23
Answer Key: Scriabin's Sonata No. 3 in F# minor, p. 23
Honors Lesson Commitment
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