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Uppförande av Prokofjevs åttonde pianosonat: En musikalisk analys med fokus på spelteknik och interpretation
Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Department of Classical Music.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis [Artistic work]
Abstract [en]

In this study, Prokofiev’s Eighth piano sonata was analyzed based on interpretation and technique. Prokofiev lived in the communist Soviet Union, during the middle of the Second World War, and wrote music with a lot of collected experience. The purpose of the study was to illustrate important interpretational- and technical aspects that are required to perform the sonata, based on personal experience. To accomplish this, the piece was practiced for several months, while continuously taking notes of my personal reflections based on the practice sessions and recordings. The study shows that the interpretation should strive to clarify different motives as well as enhancing contrasting characters in the music, while technical difficulties in demanding parts of the sonata often are solved by putting emphasize on evenness, and by considering input from several senses in the practice room. The results are useful for studying other large compositions and remain a documentation of how such extensive piano music can be approached. 

Abstract [sv]

I studien analyserades Prokofjevs åttonde pianosonat utifrån interpretation och spelteknik. Prokofjev befann sig i kommunistiska Sovjetunionen, mitt under andra världskriget, och skrev musik med mycket samlad erfarenhet. Syftet med studien var att belysa viktiga interpretations- och teknikbaserade aspekter vid uppförandet av sonaten, baserat på egen beprövad erfarenhet. För att åstadkomma detta övades stycket in under flera månader, medan reflektioner skrevs ner baserat på övningspassen samt inspelningar. Studiens resultat påvisar att tolkning bör göra motiven så tydliga som möjligt samt lyfta fram olika karaktärer i musiken som styrker temat, medan tekniska svårigheter i krävande partier ofta löses genom att fokusera på jämnhet samt att öva med flera sinnen i fokus. Resultatet är användbart även vid instudering av andra omfattande verk och är en dokumentation på hur sådan omfattande pianomusik kan tas an.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 28
Keywords [en]
war sonatas, piano, Prokofiev, Opus 84, Sonata No. 8
Keywords [sv]
krigssonater, piano, Prokofjev, Opus 84, Sonat No. 8
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Music
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kmh:diva-4042OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kmh-4042DiVA, id: diva2:1563181
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Kandidatprogram musiker
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2021-06-02, Kungasalen, Valhallavägen 105, Stockholm, 19:00 (Swedish)
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S. Prokofjev - Sonat nr 8, op 84

Available from: 2021-06-09 Created: 2021-06-09 Last updated: 2021-06-09Bibliographically approved

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