An analysis of Bach's Partita no. 2, Haydn's Fantasia in C Major, and Schumann's Carnaval

This DMA project is composed of two parts. The first is this manuscript focusing on the following piano music: J. S. Bach's Partita No. 2 in C Minor, Joseph Haydn's Fantasia in C Major, Hob. XVII: 4, and Robert Schumann's Carnaval, Op. 9. The manuscript examines the historical, musical, and performance considerations for each work. Each discussion of a work begins with a brief historical background, then covers the selected music, beginning with a study of the development of each genre⎯Partita, Fantasia, and the Character Piece. The majority of this manuscript focuses on the musical analysis and the intention is to enlighten the listener's appreciation of performance issues such as musical timing, pacing, and tone color. The second part of this DMA project is a professional quality disc recording of these three pieces recorded in the Moody Concert Hall at the University of Alabama.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Alabama Libraries

Year dc:date.issued

2015

Author dc:creator

• Wang, Xiaoyan

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Engebretson, Noel J.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Barber, Angela B.
• Biermann, Joanna Cobb
• First, Craig P.
• Gille, Tanya
• Myers, Shelly D.

• Music

Statement dc:rights

• All rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.

Language dc:language.iso

en_US, English

Dc Identifier Other

u0015_0000001_0001966
Wang_alatus_0004D_12374

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ir.ua.edu:123456789/2381