HAYDN LIFE AND WORKS – PREPARATION 6

(F-11)

For Friday 21 October

This week we'll get acquainted with some of Haydn's keyboard music. Please listen to the following:

Keyboard sonata in C major, Hob XVI: 35 (Landon 48)

Keyboard sonata in Eb major, Hob XVI: 52 (Landon 62)

Keyboard trio in g minor, Hob XV: 1

Keyboard trio in Ab major, Hob XV: 14

Keyboard trio in E major, Hob XV: 29

Recordings are on reserve and on Naxos . Scores are on reserve and available online at IMSLP.

In addition, please read the following excerpts from A. Peter Brown, Joseph Haydn's Keyboard Music – Sources and style:

pp. 3-10 (Haydn and the keyboard)

pp. 134-36, 144-60 (which keyboard instrument?)

pp. 233-242 (genres of keyboard music)

Brown's book is on reserve in the library, and I've posted these excerpts online.

Please write short answers to the following questions:

Pick one of the pieces above and discuss which keyboard instrument or instruments Haydn may have intended it for. Argue from 2 or more passages in the score.

Review Peter Brown's discussion of the professional vs. amateur market for keyboard music. Pick one of the pieces above (a different piece) and discuss whether you think it was aimed at professionals or amateurs? Both? Discus with reference to specific passages.

Type your answers and bring them to class. If you have any questions, send me an Email.

PS – You may want to check out an article by James Webster about “improvisation” in Haydn’s piano sonatas and trios. It’s too detailed to read for class, but if the topic interests you, it will give you a framework, not just for Haydn but for Mozart and Beethoven as well. I put a xerox in the library and it’s linked to this prep online.