Piano Sonatas: Spot music deviations

Piano Sonatas: Spot music deviations

Piano Sonatas analysis can be very difficult to approach, especially when we have to spot music deviations. We are here in Pianistaid.com offering an outstanding article by Juan Rezzuto WKMT BLOG in which explains in a precise manner how to spot music deviations in Piano Sonatas. We do know as pianists that analysing a piece presents itself as a daunting challenge and it is not always easy to spot all the intricacies that the music transmits, especially in specific passages such as Cadential points, codettas, and end of sections. We commonly mistake these sections and resources and this article clarifies them all.

Maestro Juan Rezzuto starts by defining what is a phrase deviation and its common uses in Piano Sonatas, then, you will find the difference between interpolation and extension. This topic, in particular, will definitively help you with cadences in the Sonata Form (we do know how difficult it can be to sort out passages without knowing how to fit them into the Form correctly) and finally, cadential deviations with harmonic examples from different cadences. This article is pure gold for pianists that want to go deeper in the understanding of the pieces they perform!