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Sergei ProkofievAnd Piano Sonata No.3 in A Op.28
Part I : The Life
BackgroundNeoclassicism
- Twentieth-century trend, par-ticularly in the period between the two World Wars.- Composers sought to return to "Classicism" in 17th, 18th cen-tury. - Neoclassicism was a reaction against the emotionalism and formlessness of late romanti-cism. * Neo-baroque* Neo-classic
1891
Born in April 23at Sontsovka
At the age of 5, re-ceived piano lessons from his mother.
Composed his first piano piece, “Indian Gallop”.
The Childhood (1891-1918)
1891 1900
Born in April 23at Sontsovka
At the age of 5, re-ceived piano lessons from his mother.
Composed his first piano piece, “Indian Gallop”.
January :First trip to MoscowFirst introduction to Opera
1891 1900 1902
Born in April 23at Sontsovka
At the age of 5, re-ceived piano lessons from his mother.
Composed his first piano piece, “Indian Gallop”.
January :First trip to MoscowFirst introduction to Opera
St. PetersburgIntroduced to Taniyev and Gliere.
1904
Enrolled to St. Petersburg Con-servatoire. Studied under Rimsky-Korsakov
1904 1906
Enrolled to St. Petersburg Con-servatoire. Studied under Rimsky-Korsakov
Met Mi-askovsky and first debut at the “Evenings of Contempo-rary Music”
1904 1906 1910
Enrolled to St. Petersburg Con-servatoire. Studied under Rimsky-Korsakov
Met Mi-askovsky and first debut at the “Evenings of Contempo-rary Music”
July:his father died.
Composed“Autumn” and “Dreams”
1914
Graduated from Conservatory, won Rubinstein Prize.
First trip to Eu-rope
WWI began
1914 1917
Graduated from Conservatory, won Rubinstein Prize.
First trip to Eu-rope
WWI began
February Revo-lutionOctober Revolu-tion
Composed Clas-sical Symphony, Piano Sonata No.3
1914 1917 1918
Graduated from Conservatory, won Rubinstein Prize.
First trip to Eu-rope
WWI began
February Revo-lutionOctober Revolu-tion
Composed Clas-sical Symphony, Piano Sonata No.3
Moved to Amer-ica.
1920
Tour to ParisGreat success
Settled down in Paris
Composed a ballet music, The Steel Step
“Abroad” (1918-1935)
1920
Tour to ParisGreat success
Settled down in Paris
Composed a ballet music, The Steel Step.
“Abroad” (1918-1935)
1923
Married to Lina Lu-bera
December: Mother died
Composed Sym-phony #2 in D minor and #3 in C major.
1936
Moved to Moscow but continued his tour to Europe and America.
Romeo & Juliet
Back to U.S.S.R (1936-1953)
1936
Moved to Moscow but continued his tour to Europe and America.
Romeo & Juliet
1937
Theatrical works with non-Soviet literary subject matter.
Peter and the Wolf
1936
Moved to Moscow but continued his tour to Europe and America.
Romeo & Juliet
1937
Theatrical works with non-Soviet literary subject matter.
Peter and the Wolf
1940
Stalin govern-ment de-nounces ‘For-malism in mu-sic’
Composed Cantata for the Twentieth Anniversary of the October Revolution.
1943
Receives his first Stalin Prize for Piano Sonata No.7
1943
Receives his first Stalin Prize for Piano Sonata No.7
1953
March: Died from brain hem-orrhage.
Part II : The Analysis
Piano Sonata form
Piano Sonata No.3Date: 1907, revisited 10 years after; 1917
Form: Sonata-Allegro formTempo: Allegro Tempestoso, Moderato, Piu Lento and Poco Piu mossoTime signature: 4/4, 12/8 and 3/2 twiceStructure: 1 movement
Exposition (1 - 93): 2 subject groups and 4 themesDevelopment (94 - 153): 4 developed themesRecapitulation (154 - 234): returns of 3rd and 4th themes
IntroductionIntroduction
1st Subject Group1st theme
1st Subject Group
1st Subject Group2nd theme
1st Subject Group2nd theme
1st Subject Group3rd theme
1st Subject Group3rd theme
2nd Subject Group4th theme
2nd Subject Group4th theme and Codetta
Development
Development
Development
Development
Recapitulation