Author

Jiaying Zhu

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.

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