Date of Award
7-1965
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Degree Discipline
Music
Abstract
The purpose of this subject is to study and present the basic forms the composers used in the Classical and Romantic Periods in their compositions; to find and state the factors that influenced the composers of the Romantic Period to establish a complete new form and style of composing different from that of the Classical Period; to show how and why the forms of the two periods influenced the modern piano forms; to compare and show the differences between the piano forms of the Classical and Romantic Eras; to explain the particular schools of piano playing and forms during the Classical Period, and to discuss the important composers of the Classical and Romantic Periods and state their contributions of forms.
This subject deals with the comparison of piano forms of the Classical and Romantic Periods. The writer is concerned with the factors that influenced the composers to develop and use new forms during each period. The writer is concerned with the factors that caused the complete opposition in piano forms and moods of these two periods, which became a complete contrast in form.
Committee Chair/Advisor
R. Von Charlton
Committee Member
C. S. Garrett
Committee Member
Ella W. Weaver
Committee Member
H. Edison Anderson
Publisher
Prairie View A&M College
Rights
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Date of Digitization
10-26-2021
Contributing Institution
John B Coleman Library
City of Publication
Prairie View
MIME Type
Application/PDF
Recommended Citation
Singleton, M. L. (1965). Contrast of Piano Forms of the Classical Period and the Romantic Period. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/pvamu-theses/618