The British piano sonata, 1870-1945

Abstract

Part 1 Introduction - the English musical Renaissance: Piano music in England in the early 19th century the role of the piano in British musical life - the piano in the concert hall, the piano in the home the dawn of a new era. Part 2 The piano sonatas 1870-90: William Sterndale Bennett George Alexander Macfarren Charles Hubert Hastings Parry Charles Villiers Stanford Ethel Smyth Edward German. Part 3 The piano sonatas 1890-1910: Algernon Ashton a comparison between the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music John McEwen William Yeates Hurlstone Benjamin Dale York Bowen Dorothy Howell Leo Livens Cyril Scott. Part 4 Piano sonatas by Bax, Ireland, Baines, Bush and Britten: Arnold Bax John Ireland William Baines Alan Bush Benjamin Britten. Part 5 Piano sonatas by Sorabji and Bridge: Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji Frank Bridge. Part 6 The African-American influence: African-American influences in Britain Constant Lambert Sir Michael Tippett. Part 7 Observations drawn from selected piano sonatas, 1930-45: Howard Ferguson Malcolm Arnold Antony Hopkins Arnold Cooke Lennox Berkeley. Part 8 Conclusions - interview transcriptions: Alan Bush, Geoffrey Bush, Howard Ferguson, Alan Frank, Antony Hopkins, Sir Michael Tippett catalogue of piano sonatas, 1870-1945 discography - recordings of piano sonatas, other recording referred to in the text.