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The sonata has three movements: . Allegro assai; Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso – in E-flat major; Allegro vivace; This sonata is characteristic of early/middle Beethoven in its solid sonata structure, just beginning to get adventurous in syncopation, with some extraordinary off beat sforzandi.
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The two quartets numbered 3 and 5 are spurious arrangements by an unknown hand. Quartet No. 7 in A major, Op. 2, No. 1, FHE No. 58, Hoboken No. III:7
[1] With the advent of modern electronics, beats per minute became an extremely precise measure. Music sequencers use the bpm system to denote tempo. [2] In popular music genres such as electronic dance music, accurate knowledge of a tune's bpm is important to DJs for the purposes of beatmatching. [3]
Regarding meter types, those having larger beats [values], like allabreve, 3/2, and 6/4 meter, have a heavier and slower movement [tempo] than those with smaller beats [values] like 2/4, 3/4, and 6/8 meter, and these in turn are less lively than 3/8 or 6/16 meter. [3] [4] Conventions existed for what the "correct" tempo for a particular style ...
La Folia was popular as a basis for variations in Baroque music. Franz Liszt used the same theme in his Rhapsodie espagnole S. 254 (1863). Rachmaninoff dedicated the work to his friend the violinist Fritz Kreisler. He wrote to another friend, the composer Nikolai Medtner, on 21 December 1931: [1]
[1] The work is written in standard four movement format. Vivace, 4 4; Poco adagio in B minor, 6 8; Menuet e Trio (Trio in B minor): Allegretto, 3 4; Finale: Presto e scherzando, 2 2; The key of B major, which is highly unusual in the Classical period, [2] sets the tone of the work, which is one of unease, restlessness and searching.
Similar to the second piano sonata, the second movement is a scherzo marked Molto vivace, in E-flat major and 3 4 time. The movement opens with a "light-fingered moto perpetuo ", [ 13 ] characterised by continuous quaver runs in the right hand [ 14 ] and minimal accompaniment [ 15 ] before "pivoting" to the trio in B major. [ 16 ]