1. Chopin and Schumann Rhythm and Phrasing Thomas Mastroianni

2. Frederick Chopin (1810-1849) 1810 Born near Warsaw 1830 Vienna then Paris Kalkbrenner Composer and piano teacher, few public performances

3. Robert Schumann (1810 –1856) Music and Literature August – publisher & novelist Jean Paul “Music is the moonlight in the gloomy night of life” ETA Hoffmann Friedrick Wieck 1830 – Paganini (hand injury) 1844 Counterpoint

4. Schumann Abegg Variations Accent placement reveals phrasing

5. Papillons # 4 Phrase arch reveals phrase rhythm sf 3 4 1 2

6. Papillons # 7 Weak to Strong Measures

7. Sonata # 2 Opening bars determine phrasing

8. Thematic Placement Reveals Bar Structure (Supplies a Focal Point)

9. Accents and cadential chords give balast to phrase

10. Phrase rhythm based on flow of 8 th notes, harmonic arrival and crescendos into 3 and 1

11. Harmonic closure, cadenzas and crescendos place phrase weight at the end of phrases.

12. Rest to begin, harmonic tension to end = forward motion Chopin…. Nocturne op 27/2 23 41

13. Accents and unexpected harmony create weight Chopin Nocturne, Opus 15 #2

14. Density of texture, Crescendos

15. Harmonic sequence (to IV, to I) Tension and repose in melody