LISTENING:
Muzio Clementi (1752–1832):
Sonata in g minor, Op. 34, no. 2 (1795)
(Christopher Czaja Sager)
Maria Hester Park (1760–1813):
Sonata in F Major, Op. 4 No. 1 (1790): [SCORE]
- Allegro
- Tempo di minuetto
(Betty Ann Miller)
Hélène Montgeroult (1764–1836):
Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 5 No. 3. [SCORE]
(Edna Stern)
Reading:
Plantinga: Clementi: His Life and Music, Chapter VIII (Clementi and the Pianoforte) **on reserve in the library–ask for it at the desk, call number ML410.C64 P5
Özgen, Lise Karin. “Maria Hester Park (1760-1813): the life and works of an unknown female composer, with an analysis of selected keyboard sonatas PhD diss., Indiana University, 2002., pp. 9-29; 35-50; 116-120 [these pages + the bibliography, which is handy, are extracted in the PDF I have provided]
Thomas, Helen. “Hélène de Montgeroult” from Illuminate [blog]: Shining light on Women Composers]
WATCH IN CLASS:
VIDEO: Eva Badura-Skoda, The History of the Pianoforte: A Documentary in Sound, Indiana University Press
David Cartledge 