COMPARISON OF TWO PIECES ONE FROM THE ROMANTIC ERA,

THE OTHER 20 T H CENTURY.

Sarah Fry

Romantic Era 20th Century

PIECES

Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor Shostakovich's piano concerto no.2 II

SHOSTAKOVICH'S PIANO CONCERTO20th century piece

Uses neoclassical ideas Lyrical melody

(ABA) Ternary structure

Has an opening before the piano starts playing

Rubato in the piano melody using Romantic ideas show emotion

Melody dominant homophony, with homophonic and polyphonic moments

String just use arco

Piano uses pedalling

GRIEG'S PIANO CONCERTO( J U S T O P E N I N G )

Romantic era

Virtuosic uses the whole range of the piano technically challenging left hand

No real opening before the piano starts

Melody dominant homophony

Piano doesn’t usually play with the rest of the orchestra at the start

Chromatic moments and use of dissonances in the piano

Starts of as a Call and response ( conversation between piano and orchestra)

Piano uses pedalling as well as being both staccato and legato though out the opening

Through composed (for the start of the piece)