Prokofiev’s "Piano Sonata No.3 In A Minor":Musical Features And Performance Interpretation

As one of the greatest composers and pianists in the Soviet Union in the 20 th century,Prokofiev created a large number of musical works in his life,among which the proportion of piano works is the highest.The composer loves the sonata form,and has composed a total of 9 sonatas.This "Piano Sonata No.3 in A minor" is a work of the composer’s youth.The whole piece consists of a single movement.Although the length is short,the musical language is concise.The creation of the whole piece is based on inheriting the classical tradition,and innovative breakthroughs have been made in the musical structure,harmony arrangement,performance style,etc.,which fully demonstrate It reflects the style and characteristics of the composer’s early creation,and also injects fresh blood and new creative concepts into the development of music in the 20 th century.Compared with the sonatas of Mozart and Beethoven,this work more integrates classical and modern musical aesthetics.The percussion performance embodied in the work fully highlights the percussion characteristics of the piano,and the lyrical passages continue the melody characteristics of the Romantic period,expressing the Russian musical style to the fullest.The combination of multiple musical elements enriches the musical connotation of the work,highlighting the The innovativeness of the composer’s music creation.The purpose of this paper is to study the interpretation of performance based on the analysis of its musical characteristics.Through a brief analysis of the musical structure,harmonic characteristics and tonal layout of the work,understand the general situation of the musical text of the work;from the unique rhythm,diverse melodies and percussive musical styles,explore the musical characteristics of the work from multiple angles;combine The author’s professional learning and practical performances include interpretation and research on key-touch skills,timbre control,pedal application,analysis and resolution of difficult passages,and other performance aspects,accompanied by notation examples.Through the elaboration of these three parts,the purpose of comprehensively understanding the composer’s creative intention,grasping the style of the work,and interpreting the music more accurately.