Topics in Piano Performance, The Art of Transcription

This class is designed for piano majors. Explore the great and diverse art form of piano transcription, which is essentially the adaptation and arrangement of works for the piano that were originally intended for another medium. This practice became very popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as the piano itself increased in production and modernization, and a growing bourgeoisie sought to enjoy great symphonies and operas in their own homes. Study literal transcriptions that remain faithful to the original score as well as those where the work becomes transformed into something entirely new. Each student will learn a transcription suitable to his or her level of piano study.