Lyric Piano Piece
◦ Beyond the Sonata and Concerto
◦ études (highly virtuosic study pieces)
◦ Character pieces:
◦ Nocturnes, preludes, and dances
◦ Character piece
◦ Solo piano equivalent to the song
◦ Short
◦ Projects melodious and dramatic moods within a compact form
◦ Sometimes fanciful titles- ex. Little Bell, Forest Murmurs
◦ Composers
◦ Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms