Master of Music / School of Music, Theatre, and Dance / Slawomir Dobrzanski / This Master’s Report is a study of four piano compositions performed on April 10, 2016 at the author’s Master’s Piano Recital. These discussed pieces are including Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata in G major, BWV 916; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 31, No. 3; Claude Debussy’s Images Book One; Fryderyk Chopin’s Scherzo No. 2, Op. 31. This study focus on historical, theoretical and stylistic implications of each composition.

Master of Music / Department of Music / Slawomir P. Dobrzanski / The following report analyzes compositions performed at the author’s Master’s Piano Recital on March 15, 2012. The discussed pieces are Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata in G major, BWV 916; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata in E flat major, op. 31, no. 3; Frederic Chopin’s Ballade in F minor, op. 52; Leoš Janáček’s In The Mists: I. Andante, III. Andantino; and Sergei Prokofiev’s Sonata in A minor, op. 28. The author approaches the study from the historical, theoretical, stylistic and pedagogical perspectives.