Date
5-10-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine, analyze, and perform a recently published edition of a nearly forgotten piece, the Piano Sonata in G minor, by Clara Schumann. This is her first attempt at writing in this form. The piece is in a larger form and of a much longer length, which makes it unique among her works. Since it is unique and little has been written about the piece, it offers a wealth of opportunities to the researcher. The study includes a complete formal and structural analysis of the sonata, as well as a comparison of this sonata with her Piano Trio in G minor, op. 17. This study will place this piece within the context of the Romantic piano sonata genre of the mid-nineteenth century, and offer some possible reasons for its neglect within the literature.
Department
Music
Thesis Comittee
Steven Young (Thesis Director)
Jean Kreiling
Donald Running
Copyright and Permissions
Original document was submitted as an Honors Program requirement. Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Zhu, Jiaying. (2016). Clara Schumann's Piano Sonata in G Minor: A Preview of Things to Come. In BSU Honors Program Theses and Projects. Item 134. Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/honors_proj/134
Copyright © 2016 Jiaying Zhu