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Salvatore Sciarrino's Sonata No. 5 and its five finales: Analysis and performance practice

Ono, Tomoko

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Title
Salvatore Sciarrino's Sonata No. 5 and its five finales: Analysis and performance practice
Author(s)
Ono, Tomoko
Issue Date
2020
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Lund, Erik
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Heiles, William
Committee Member(s)
  • Taylor, Stephen
  • Tipei, Sever
Department of Study
School of Music
Discipline
Music
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
A.Mus.D. (doctoral)
Keyword(s)
  • Salvatore
  • Sciarrino
  • piano
  • sonatas
  • analysis
  • performance practice
Language
en
Abstract
Salvatore Sciarrino (b. 1947) has composed five piano sonatas to date. V Sonata (1994) is distinctive in that it was composed with an original finale, and four additional optional finales. Sciarrino leaves the decision of which finale to play in a given rendition up to the performer. Sciarrino’s compositional ideas in general, and particularly his piano works, are discussed in order to understand his musical language in depth, and his unique approach to composing for piano. This research demonstrates that Sciarrino continues reusing and developing a collection of motives throughout all of his piano works. The five sonatas were published in a collection in 1997. In addition to sharing motivic material, the ending of each sonata introduces new material that is further developed in the following sonata. V Sonata consists primarily of motives from the previous four sonatas, however, and a new notation Sciarrino creates for a very quiet, percussive, non-pianistic sound, which he calls “minimum intensity.” This study also offers a performance practice guide to V Sonata, including suggestions for fingerings, pedaling, and interpretation. I hope this scholarly essay will give pianists a means to better understand Sciarrino’s piano works in general, and foster interest in performing his piano music.
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Copyright 2020 Tomoko Ono

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