MUS 253 ADVANCED PIANO MUSIC OF HAYDN

2 Units 1 hour lecture 3 hours lab
Recommended Preparation: MUS 56 or two years of previous piano study
Dedicated solely to keyboard literature, students will study techniques for recognizing, analyzing, and performing the music of Franz Joseph Haydn at an advanced level. Special emphasis will be placed on touch, dynamics, articulation, tone quality, balance, phrasing, and ornamentation in Classical era pieces. Students are limited to a combined total of four enrollments in MUS 58, 78, 181, 253, 255, and 257.
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