Classical
What is a Sonatina? A Brief Tour of the Form
Today we’re going to look at sonatinas. What is a sonatina? Where do they come from? Who wrote them? And so on.
Read MoreA Brief History of Clementi, the Underrated Innovator
In today’s episode of PianoTV, we’re going to talk about the history of Clementi, a rather underrated Classical composer, performer, businessman and piano builder.
Read MoreThe Easiest Beethoven Piano Pieces (Beginner to Intermediate)
Last month I did a video on the Easiest Chopin Pieces (even though there’s really no such thing as an easy Chopin piece), and it went over well – so today I’m going to follow the same format and do a video on the easiest Beethoven pieces.
Read MoreBeginner’s Guide: Sonata Form, featuring Mozart K545
In today’s video, we’re going to get into the nitty-gritty of sonata form, using the first movement of Mozart’s Sonata no. 16, K545, as our example (read: guinea pig).
Read MoreThe Music of Beethoven: 6 Favorites
I had the strange realization today that I’ve done a history video on Beethoven, but I never a corresponding “Music of Beethoven” post like I have with other composers. So today is that day.
Read MoreThe Music of Haydn: A Tour of His Famous Works
In today’s episode of PianoTV, we’ll be looking at the music of Haydn. Haydn had such a massive output of music – something to the tune of 1,000 songs – that picking a handful of “the best” seemed basically impossible. So what I’ve decided to do is break his music down into categories – his…
Read MoreHaydn’s Farewell Symphony: Easy Piano Tutorial
Since we were talking about Haydn’s backstory in a previous video, I thought it would be fitting to do a tutorial of his music today. And instead of doing a piano tutorial of his simpler pieces, I thought I would take a very famous song – Haydn’s Farewell Symphony – and arrange it for piano,…
Read MoreA Brief History of Franz Joseph Haydn
I love Haydn. I’ve been waiting to do a video about him for the longest time, but wanted to get some of the other main guys out of the way first, like Mozart and Beethoven. But in the Classical era, which we discussed at length in my two-part video series, there was a trifecta of…
Read MoreMozart’s Allegro in B flat Major K3: Piano Tutorial
Howdy! In today’s episode, we’re going to be looking at another Mozart tune from Nannerl’s Music Book – his Allegro in B flat Major, K 3. We’ll get into the backstory, play through the tune so you can hear it, and then discuss some important theory and performance concepts. Let’s hop to it!
Read MoreClassical Period Music: Beginner’s Video Guide (Part 2)
In the last video, Classical Period Music part 1 (check it out here), we talked about some of the important points of the Classical era, like when it was (roughly 1730-1820), homophony and the sound of Classical music, and the role of instrumental music. If you missed that video, definitely check it out! In…
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