There’s Even More to Playing the Piano
Chapter 14 - Analysis
Spotting that a piece of music has four beats per bar is a simple example of analysis. Working out the names that Elgar encoded within the motifs of his Enigma Variations, op. 36 is a rather more erudite example of analysis. Somewhere between these two extremes is the useful realm of harmonic analysis – understanding the harmonic structure of a piece. Analysing a piece of music aids memorisation and informs performance. It helps to generate a knowledge of the composer’s style and to develop your own improvisation and composition skills. The...
