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Chopin and Schumann Rhythm and Phrasing

Chopin and Schumann Rhythm and Phrasing. Thomas Mastroianni. Frederick Chopin (1810-1849). 1810 Born near Warsaw 1830 Vienna then Paris Kalkbrenner Composer and piano teacher, few public performances. Robert Schumann (1810 –1856). Music and Literature

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Chopin and Schumann Rhythm and Phrasing

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  1. Chopin and SchumannRhythm and Phrasing Thomas Mastroianni

  2. Frederick Chopin (1810-1849) • 1810 Born near Warsaw • 1830 Vienna then Paris • Kalkbrenner • Composer and piano teacher, few public performances

  3. Robert Schumann (1810 –1856) • Music and Literature August – publisher & novelist Jean Paul “Music is the moonlight in the gloomy night of life” ETA Hoffmann • Friedrick Wieck • 1830 – Paganini (hand injury) • 1844 Counterpoint

  4. SchumannAbegg VariationsAccent placement reveals phrasing

  5. Papillons # 4Phrase arch reveals phrase rhythm 3 4 1 2 sf

  6. Papillons # 7 Weak to Strong Measures

  7. Sonata # 2 Opening bars determine phrasing

  8. Thematic Placement Reveals Bar Structure (Supplies a Focal Point)

  9. Accents and cadential chords give balast to phrase

  10. Phrase rhythm based on flow of 8th notes, harmonic arrival and crescendos into 3 and 1

  11. Harmonic closure, cadenzas and crescendos place phrase weight at the end of phrases.

  12. Rest to begin, harmonic tension to end = forward motion Chopin…. Nocturne op 27/2 2 3 4 1

  13. Accents and unexpected harmony create weight Chopin Nocturne, Opus 15 #2

  14. Density of texture, Crescendos

  15. Harmonic sequence(to IV, to I) Tension and repose in melody

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