Czerny's Influence And The Development Of The Nocturne In 19th Century

CZERNY'S INFLUENCE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NOCTURNE IN 19TH CENTURY
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Czerny's Influence and the Development of the Nocturne in 19th Century
Carl Czerny (1791 -1857) was an Austrian pianist, composer, and teacher who specialized in wide variety of music composition, producing thousands of works. His parents had a Czech background as well as musical history which played an instrumental role in influencing Czerny to have a huge impact in the development of the nocturne in 19th century. His fortune and fame during this period are a result of composing fashionable works that were directed towards the masses. In addition, he was well-placed in the development of music techniques that were associated with the emerging piano playing strategies. In Vienna, there were large numbers of piano teachers and this enabled Czerny to collaborate with other professionals in the production of phenomenal volumes of studies which were eventually linked to every piano. This paper analyzes Czerny’s influence in the development of the nocturne in 19th century.
Nocturne
Nocturne is a form of musical composition originating from the French word nocturne which means nocturnal, and it is the kind of music that is inspired by the night. Nocturne was initially used in the 18th century in assembling different kinds of musical movements which were commonly played during evening parties. Apart from other composers who came before him, Carl Czerny is mostly famous for over a thousand pieces as well as up to OP. 861. Colwell and Richardson argue that Czerny composed comprehensive treatise that concentrated on the improvisation of the subject of piano. This is one of the first strategies of presenting this kind of work to the general public. Czerny also collaborated with Johann Hummel, who was one of the most prominent composers and improvisers who wrote piano methods that had a huge impact on piano pedagogy.
Czerny is considered as one of the most prominent musicians in Vienna, contributing significantly to the expansion of nocturne. Not only is he renowned for the development of different piano treaties, he was a creative composer in different music genres. The music that he managed to compose stimulated huge amount of curiosity and it usually emanated from his own instrument. The work that came to be known as Grand Concerto in A minor was both spirited and serene, generating historical significance among the most important romantic concertos to be composed. In addition, the playful nature and lyricism of his works, such as the Grand Nocturne Brillant, was well balanced by the efficient nature of Rossini Variations de Concert.
Development
Nocturne emerged hundreds of years ago with the solo piano, particularly those composed by Frederic Chopin and John Field, being used traditionally in piano pedagogy. Nocturnes by Field have been used to acquaint students to nocturnes done by Chopin and they are accessible in his piano works. During the 19th century, numerous composers of nocturnes have emerged, with the most commonly known being Czerny, Liszt, Greig, Scriabin, and Tchaikovsky.Composers have also used these works to teach piano to students.
Writings from the 19th century...