Essays on Piano

Analysis on Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No 3, op. 2, Allegro con brio Composers since the early classical era have used sonata form to express through music ideas which are at once complex and unified. This form contains a variety of themes and permutations of these themes, but is brought together into a comprehensible whole when…

A piano sonata is a sonata of course written for a solo piano. Piano sonatas are usually written in three or four movements, although some piano sonatas have been written with a single movement (Scarlatti) two movements (Haydn), five (Brahms’ Third Piano Sonata) or even more movements. The first movement is generally in sonata form….

While many parents agree that enrolling children in sports is a good way to condition their children both physically and socially, an increasing amount of parents are realizing that enrolling their children in music classes brings many benefits to the children. A child may play a piano when they are sad, happy or lonely. It…

The Piano Man’s Daughter written by Timothy Finley, the role of a father in a family is important. For example, Charlie Silkworms does not figure out who his father is until long after his mother, Lily Silkworms, dies. During his childhood, Lily does not tell Charlie who his father is. As a result of such…

One literary technique that authors often employ is to use a character who is a “visitor” to provide insight into a society’s culture. In Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Player Piano, the author employs the Shah of Bratpuhr in such a manner. Instead of seeing a society that is better because of its reliance on machines, the…

Achille-Claude Debussy Achille-Claude Debussy ( 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918 ) was a Gallic composer who bridged the spread between the Romantic and early twentieth Century manners. He was one of the innovators of Impressionist composing. His music was a reaction against the over-emotional Romantic music of German composers. He was to a…

I am writing my research paper on pianos, specifically the history of their development and their design and construction. I decided on researching this topic because this past year I have begun playing piano myself and have become much more interested in music, and this was the first topic that came to mind when this…

The pianist performing in the recital was Fazil Say, accompanied by the North German Philharmonic. They performed “Rhapsody in Blue”. The piece was composed in 1924, during the modern period of music, by George Gershin (Lewis, allmusic.com). The concert took place in Laeiszhalle Hamburg on July 31, 2015. “Rhapsody in Blue” consists of only one…

Piano earned his Architectural degree from the Politecnico di Milano in 1964. He then went on to apprentice at Louis Kahn’s office. Although he was born into a family of builder contractors, his international recognition did not come until 1971. The French Ministry of Culture decided to hold a design competition for a new building…

In the biblical days, many new instruments were developed from the harp and organ to the psaltery which are all mentioned in Psalm 150:3. As time progressed, so did many of the instruments known in those days. There were different styles and different developments that changed not only the sounds of the instruments, but also…