Cello and piano sonata, op.102, no.2 / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Clarinet and piano sonata, op.120, no.1 / Johannes Brahms. / text

Two significant American composers, Robert Muczynski (b.1929) and Robert Starer (b.1924), composed piano sonatas in the years 1964-66, despite the tendency of other composers of the time to utilize less traditional structures. The second Sonatas of Muczynski and Starer are intricately conceived, finely crafted, and worthy examples of mid-century trends in American composition and they give evidence of the continuing viability of the sonata form. This study will examine the stylistic similarities between two works that utilized, paradoxically, differing methods of compositional technique. These men chose different compositional languages, yet they chose the same formal structure to organize their work. This study will focus on those features that are style-determinant. I believe that many of the common stylistic traits present in the second piano Sonatas of Robert Muczynski and Robert Starer may be a result their common environment, as contemporary trends common to the culture of composers can have a significant influence on the style of their works.

Violin sonata in D major op.9, no.3 / Jean-Marie Leclair -- Violin sonata no.3 in D major, op.108 / Johannes Brahms -- Violin sonata no.3 in C minor, op.45 / Edvard Grieg. / text

Recitativo and scherzo, Caprice for solo violin, op.6 / Fritz Kreisler -- Sonata no.1 in G major, op.78 / Johannes Brahms -- Violin sonata no. 3 in C minor, op.45 / Edvard Grieg. / text

Sonata in C major, op.119 for cello and piano / Sergei Prokofiev -- Sonata in C, op.65 for cello and piano / Benjamin Britten -- Ricordanza / George Rochberg -- The swan / Camille Saint-saens. / text

Lecture: "Una sonata de Corte internacional: Adopting a broader interpretive approach for Carlos Guastavino's Sonata para clarinete y piano." -- Sonata para clarinete y piano / Carlos Guastavino. / text

Violin sonata no.1, op.12, no.1 / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Theme original varie, op.15 / Henryk Wieniawski -- Violin sonata no.2 in G minor / Maurice Ravel -- Graceful ghost / William Bolcom. / text

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