Curricular Unit: Piano Reduction IV
Code: LFM016
ECTS: 2
Cientific Area: Musical Training
Learning Outcomes
> Piano reduction unit aims to develop reading skills and inner hearing ability of the score and its piano performance. Piano reduction requires the knowledge of how to demonstrate the score text on the piano, i.e. the ability to arrange and adapt. The realization of handwritten piano reduction and score analysis are additional supporting skills for score-reading.
> Knowledge of transpositions in “E” and “Es” and rare transpositions such as: “G”, “H”, “Des”, “As”, “Fis”, playing on piano the scores which include these instruments.
> Knowledge of various transposing instruments and playing them on piano, for example: “B” and “A”, “Es” and “F”, “A” and “H” with non-transposing instruments; or “B – F – A”; “A – D – E”; “B – Es – F”; “B – F – D” with non-transposing instruments.
> Piano sight-reading of instruments introduced to the orchestra by R. Wagner.
Syllabus
Preparation of one movement of the symphony or other work for a symphony orchestra, which include transposing instruments studied throughout the year. Realize detailed analysis of the score; Preparation of a piece that includes a set of groups of instruments (ex.: strings and woodwind instruments); Sight-reading of orchestra excerpts, which includes the connections between transposing instruments and several clefs studied over the semesters (ex.: B + F + C-clefs, A + E + C-clefs, among others).
Examples of works for study during the semester:
Dvorak: Symphony n.º 9 “From the New World” (I-III), Bruckner: Symphonies n.º 2 (I-III), n.º 3 (I, II), n.º 4 (I, II), n.º 5 (I-III), n.º 6 (II, III), n.º 7 (I-III), n.º 8 (I, II) or other works of equivalent difficulty.
Teaching Methodologies
The study material presented in the class is consolidated through independent work. Control of learning is accomplished through weekly presentation of homework that includes individual preparation of extracts and selected scores on the piano, and the realization of handwritten piano reductions.
Bibliography
Anosov, N. P., (1963) Citirea partiturilor simfonice, Bucuresti: Ed. Muzicală
Bőlsche, E., (1952) Schule des Partiturspiels, Band 1, Leipzig: Edition Peters
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Eben, P. – Burghauser, J., (1990) Čtení a hra partitur, 2 Ed., Praha: SNKLHU
Hagel, R., (1938) Die Lehre von Partiturspiel, Potsdam: Athenaion
Leschetizky, Th., (1941) Anleitung zum Partiturlesen, Wien: Wiener Philharmonischer Verlag
Mikirtumov, Y. (2013) Redução para piano: três especificidades, Évora: Universidade de Évora.
Piston, W., (1978) Orchestration. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd
Reuter, F. (1951) Praktisches Partiturspielen, Halle – Saale: Mitteldeutscher Verlag
Riemann, H., (1902) Anleitung zum Partiturspiel, Leipzig: Max Hesse´s Verlag
Rimsky – Korsakov, N.A., (1946) Os princípios de orquestração. Leningrado: Muzgiz
Taranov, G., (1939) Curso de leitura de partituras, Moscovo: Iskusstvo
Wolf, О., (1976) Crestomatia de leitura de partituras, 2 Ed., Leningrado: Muzika
Teaching Staff
Yan Mikirtumov (regent)