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John Ireland's Piano Sonata (1918-1920) and the Influence of Johannes Brahms

John Ireland is one of the most important British composers of the twentieth century. Many scholars believe the works of his early period were deeply influenced by Brahms. After graduating from the Royal College of Music, Ireland went on to develop a much more individual musical language, with influence from contemporary French composers. However, the young composer found himself confronted with the challenge of finding a new and personal style without turning wholly to impressionism or to chromaticism. In Ireland's Piano Sonata, Ireland adopted several of Brahms' compositional techniques. This piano sonata is an excellent example of one of Ireland's mature works that still demonstrates Brahms' influence.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1157523
Date05 1900
CreatorsSu, I-Shan
ContributorsRomero, Gustavo, Beckman, Bradley, Bennight, Brad
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatviii, 49 pages : illustrations, music, Text
RightsPublic, Su, I-Shan, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
RelationRecital: April 20, 2009, ark:/67531/metadc86329, Recital: March 10, 2010, ark:/67531/metadc89128, Recital: October 27, 2010, ark:/67531/metadc89451

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