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Various Neoclassic Tendencies Reflected in Igor Stravinsky’s Piano Sonata and Sonata for Two Pianos

Ji Young Park 1

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this paper is to reexamine Igor Stravinsky’s neoclassic piano works, Piano Sonata(1924) and Sonata for Two Pianos(1943-44), with reference to the traditional sonata form and its reestablishment. His neoclassic tendency begins with the use of the elements of the traditional sonata form, such as the division of sonatas into three distinct sections, and the first and second themes in the exposition. However, the use of the elements of a sonata does not imply merely a return to the earlier musical eras. His first movements of Piano Sonata and Sonata for Two Pianos are characterized by disproportion in the development, and the lack of modulating elements, which results in a relatively short development. Furthermore, he not only replaces the tonality with a tonal centricity, but also manipulates the voice-leading line and phrase structure, which creates a sense of discontinuity and irregularity. Other distinctive features of neoclassic tendencies are the balance and symmetry in the structure of the movement as well as the tonal centricity, which are applied abstractively.

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