The Performer as Analyst in the Piano Sonata Opus 12 by Jean Sibelius

<p>This thesis examines and models the process of analysis as a means for performers, particularly pianists, to engage with the large-scale organizational features of musical works, using the Piano Sonata, Opus 12 by Jean Sibelius as a case study. The unique character and structure of each of the three movements suggests an equally wide range of approaches to analysis, including studies in sonata form, construction of a musical narrative based on external source material, and the use of concepts from Sonata Theory to explain the logic of a highly unconventional tonal and thematic design. The analyses are interwoven with a large-scale approach to performance interpretation, which provides a framework for making surface-level performance decisions.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Music

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School of Music

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Tingle, Jesse

Contributors dc:contributor

• Samantha Inman
• Andrew Parr
• Stephen Lias

• Sibelius Piano Sonata Opus 12
• music performance and analysis
• Sonata Theory
• musical narrative
• musical interpretation
• Music Performance
• Music Theory

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/298

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:etds-1337