A Study Of The Three Piano Sonatas

Tippett, contemporary composer in Britain, have had totally composed four “piano sonatas” in his whole life. First as the research object, this article choosed three harmony as the integral entry point, through the mode tonality, chord structure, harmonic progression and so on to more in-depth analysis and research of work,according to the result of analysis to explore the three piano sonatas harmony language rheological,characteristics and reasons, and Tippett’s music creation what enlightenment to our country.According to Tippett in different periods of style with the corresponding music analysis methods. There are traditional music analysis and modern methods of analysis.In terms of mode tonality, the three piano sonatas are adopted the mode of the classical period type, such as the size of the mode, channel mode, And employing the modern technique, such as integrated mode,polytonality, atonal. In addition, in order to achieve the purpose of tonal expansion, using transitions chords umlauts chords and chords mode alternating chords, which provides a new mode tonality development possible.In the aspect of chord structure, the use of three superimposed chord and the three degrees superimposed chords, these chords in the works have different sound effects, at the same time as the harmonic material provided the impetus for music development.In harmony progression, there are variants of functional harmony and functional harmony with non-functional harmonic in these three ways, in the first three are focused. Before the two songs are given priority to with traditional functional and the variant forms, the third first, Tippett used four or five interval of harmony in relationships, in conformity with the complex mode tonality.The first piece was a Tippett’s early works, music style simple and plain, it was divided into four movements, the first movement theme was fast, the second movement of music to relieve adagio, the third movement suddenly into a nasty plate, emotional, fourth movement music back to the theme of the first movement, the introduction of pop, jazz music elements, at the end of the humor, cheerful atmosphere. The other two were his middle and late works, in harmony techniques were better than before with all aspects of the breakthrough, both with traditional, and has carried on the innovation. The second possessed only one movement, the double tonal color, strong begun to show signs of atonality. Third tonality hidden, atonal paragraph, reflected the main characteristics of music in the 20 th century.