| CODE | MSP3211 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Performance 4: Piano | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Music Studies | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | A repertoire of piano music by composers of different periods and styles will be analysed and studied. Attention will be given to different aspects of performing such as technique, style and public presentation. particular attention will be given to performance in public. Lectures will be given on an individual basis and in groups, as master classes. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to: (a) provide students with a number of performance tools which will improve his/her musical capabilities to succeed as public performers; (b) develop a pianist’s interpretative skills in performance; (c) develop a pianist’s musicality in performance. Learning Outcomes: Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) know what preparation for a solo piano recital, in its artistic and logistic aspects entails, in its artistic and logistic aspects; (b) evaluate the preparation process for a public performance on the piano; (c) evaluate the most effective type of practicing tools for studying the pieces discussed and analysed during the course. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) perform a full-length piano recital in a concert venue to a concert audience; (b) apply different styles of interpretation; (c) perform in public the piano works studied with particular attention to structural analysis and historically-informed performance aspects; (d) master the skill of choosing interesting and effective recital programmes and preparing for such programmes in a limited period of time. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text/s: Bach, J.S. Suites and Partitas (Henle) Beethoven, L.van. Piano Sonatas (Henle/Peters Urtext) Brahms, J. Works for Piano (Henle) Chopin, F. Works for Piano (Henle) Haydn, J. Sonatas (Henle) Liszt, F. Works for Piano (Henle) Schumann, R. Works for Piano (Henle) |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Prerequisite study-unit: MSP2257 Co-requisite study-unit: MSP3210 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Michael Laus |
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