How to Teach Haydn Sonata in F
Today we’re talking about how to teach the first movement of Haydn’s Sonata in F Major Hob.XVI:23. This is a fantastic example of a well-crafted sonata movement for early advanced students and is great preparation for advanced works by not only Haydn but also Beethoven.
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Recommended editions:
Alfred Masterworks (Maurice Hinson)
Syllabus listings for difficulty level:
RCM Level 9
Illinois AIM Level 11
Jane Magrath Level 10
Listening to recordings: I find excellent recordings of Haydn to be difficult. I’ll offer two here that I found helpful for this particular movement.
The first is performed by Jenő Jandó, and I’m including it because you can hear the trill at m.105 very clearly, approaching from the B below.
The second is performed by Vladimir Horowitz and is beautiful and sparkly. However, note that I do not believe early-advanced students need to play as fast as Horowitz does!
If you have favorite performances of this piece (or of similar Haydn sonatas), please leave a comment below! I’m always looking for good performance examples.
Topics highlighted in the video below:
F Major and C major scales and chords
Understanding of basic dom7th and dim7th chords
Articulation including “wedge” staccatos
Ornamentation: appoggiaturas and trills
Extreme dynamics
Character!
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