On Prokofiev's Sonata

Prokofiev was one of the representatives of the modernism pianist-composers in the twentith century.The piano Sonata existed in each of his creative period and nearly ran through his whole life.The aim of the thesis was to explore the creating resource based on the classical music and the brave innovation and to show the playing style of Prokofiev's musical works through the study of the creating character of his piano Sonata.In this thesis,several outstanding styles were briefly discussed.The emphasis was on the analysis of the inheritance and nationalism and individualism.The creating character expressed in Prokofiev's nine piano Sonatas was discussed in greater detail from five aspects膖he use of traditional musical form,the compatible harmony and tonality,the simple layers of texture,various and expressive rhythm and the individual melody.The playing style could be gradually understood through the analysis of the piano Sonata as well as the specific skill in his Third Sonata for piano.