Barber’s Piano Sonata (OP.26):the Work And Its Performance

To discuss Barber Piano Sonata Op.26, this paper is mainly explored into2parts:1, Analysis the music text from5elements:Motive, Tonality, Twelve-tone series, Polyphony and Rhythm. The writer put forward that the sonata is a combination of traditional music forms and modern compose techniques, which covers both improvement and innovation.2, Based on the analysis and the perform experience, the writer propose some references for pianists.