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VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

School of Liberal Arts and Education

Department of Music, Art and Design

Spring 2005

MUSI 486 Piano Literature

MW 10:00, Davis Hall, Room 209

Instructor: Dr. David Shaffer-Gottschalk

Office: Studio 209 524-5332 dshaffer@vsu.edu

Prerequisite: MUSI 281 Form and Analysis; Music History survey (MUSI 285 an 286)

(Additional courses providing helpful background are 20th-century Theory, Counterpoint, and any upper division Music History courses in Baroque, Classic, Romantic, or 20th-Century Music.)

Course Description: A survey of the solo and concerto literature for the piano beginning with its antecedents in the harpsichord repertoire and extending to the major trends and works of the twentieth century.

Text:             Gordon, Stewart. A History of Keyboard Literature: Music for the Piano and its Forerunners. New York:  Schirmer Books, 1996.

Knowledge. Skills and Abilities gained in the course

KNOWLEDGE

At the conclusion of the course, the student will know:

• the primary stylistic characteristics represented by the major composers of solo piano literature and for piano and orchestra.
• the most important works of the major composers well enough to describe the composition's importance to the repertoire, its basic form, and its place within the composer’s body of work.
• the primary cataloguing systems for the important composers of the pianist’s repertoire.
• the development of the piano as it relates to the history of the repertoire.

Evaluation Strategies: written exams and/or assignments (combination objective and essay); listening log; concerto project

SKILLS

At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to:

• identify selected major works of the repertoire upon hearing them.
• identify the scores of selected major works.

Evaluation Strategies: written and listening examinations and assignments; listening log; concerto project

ABILITIES

The student will:

• demonstrate the ability to research the literature in greater depth through the writing of a formal

research paper.

Evaluation Strategies: research paper

Additional Evaluation Strategies: Mid-Term examination; Comprehensive Final examination

Additional Course Requirements/Information:

For attendance and other classroom policies, see Dr. Shaffer-Gottschalk’s classroom policy sheet.

Any student with a disability covered by the American Disability Act should see Dr. Shaffer-Gottschalk

privately to discuss details of any needed arrangements.

Evaluation Breakdown (separate sheets will detail the projects):

20%    Final Examination

10%            Midterm Examination

15%            Semester Listening Log

15%            Concerto Project Notebook

20%            Research Paper

20%    Class attendance and participation

Additional Course Requirements/Information:

For attendance and other classroom policies, see Dr. Shaffer-Gottschalk’s classroom policy sheet.

Any student with a disability covered by the American Disability Act should see Dr. Shaffer-Gottschalk

privately to discuss details of any needed arrangements.

Supplemental Resources/Bibliography

This Bibliography lists general works on the literature for the piano. Standard references for the works of individual composers may be found in the chapter-by-chapter Bibliography section of the Gordon text.

Apel, Willi. Masters of the Keyboard: a brief survey of pianoforte music. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1947.

Burge, David. Twentieth-Century Piano Music. New York: Schirmer books, 1990.

Clark, J. Bunker. The Dawning of American Keyboard Music. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.

Dale, Kathleen. Nineteenth-Century Piano Music: a handbook for pianists. New York: Da Capo Press,

1972 (original ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1954).

Edel, Theodore. Piano Music for One Hand. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994.

Fallows-Hammond, Patricia. Three Hundred Years at the Keyboard: a source book from Bach to the

moderns: historical background; composers, styles, compositions, national schools. Berkeley, CA: Ross Books, 1984.

Fuszek, Rita M. Piano Music in Collections: an index. Detroit: Information Coordinators, 1982.

Chang, Frederic Ming and Albert Faurot. Team Piano Repertoire: a manual of music for multiple players at one or more pianos. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1976.

Gillespie, John and Anna Gillespie. A Biliography of Ninteeth-Century American Piano Music, with Location Sources and Composer Biography-Index. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1984.

Gillespie, John. Five Centuries of Keyboard Music: an historical survey of music for harpsichord and piano. New York: Dover Publications, 1972 (c1965).

Hinson, Maurice. The Piano in Chamber Ensemble. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1978.

______. Music for Piano and Orchestra: an annotated guide, enl. ed.. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1993.

______. Music for More than One Piano: an annotated guide. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1983.

______. The Pianist’s Reference Guide: a bibliographic survey. Los Angeles: Alfred Pub. Co., 1987.

______. The Pianist’s  Guide to Transcriptions, Arrangements, and Paraphrases. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1990.

            . Guide to the Pianists Repertoire, 2nd ed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1987.

Home, Aaron. Keyboard Music of Black Composers: a bibliography. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1992.

Hutcheson, Ernest. The Literature of the Piano: a guide for amatuer and student, 2nd ed, rev. by Rudolf Ganz. London: Hutchinson, 1969.

Kirby, F.E. A Short History of Keyboard Music. New York: Free Press, 1966.

           . Music for Piano: a short history. Portland, OR: Amadeus Press, 1995.

Marshall, Robert L., ed. Eighteenth-Century Keyboard Music. New York: Schirmer Books, 1994.

McGraw, Cameron. Piano Duet Repertoire: music originally written for one piano, four hands.  Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1981.

McKay, Elizabeth Norman. The Impact of the New Pianofortes on Classical Keyboard Style: Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert. West Hagley, West Midlands, England: Lynwood Music, 1987.

Meggett, Joan M. Keyboard Music by Women Composers: an catalog and bibliography. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1981.

Palmieri, Robert. Piano Information Guide: an aid to research. New York: Garland, 1989.

Phemister, William. American Piano Concertos: a bibliography. Detroit: published for the College Music Society, Information Coordinators, 1985.

Rosenblum, Sandra P. Performance Practices in Classic Piano Music: their principles and applications. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1988.

Thompson, Ellen R. Teaching and Understanding Contemporary Piano Music. San Diego, CA: Kjos West, 1976.

Todd, R. Larry, ed. Nineteenth-Century Piano Music. New York: Schirmer Books, 1994.

Walker-Hill, Helen. Music by Black Women Composers: a bibliography of available scores. Chicago: Center for Black Music Research, Columbia College, 1995.

Walker-Hill, Helen. Piano Music by Black Women Composers: a catalog of solo and ensemble works. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992.

Weiser, Bernhard D. Keyboard Music. Dubuque, IA: W.C.Brown, 1971.

Witten, David, ed. Nineteenth-Century Piano Music: essays in performance and analysis. New York: Garland Publishing, 1997.

Wolff, Konrad. Masters of the Keyboard: individual style elements in the piano music of Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, and Brahms. Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1990.