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Tongerlo is a village and deelgemeente (sub-municipality) of the municipality of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. The village is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-east of the city of Herentals. [2] Tongerlo is best known for Tongerlo Abbey founded in 1128 which became one of the most important abbeys of Belgium. [3] [4]
The Rondo in C major for two pianos, Op. posth. 73, by Frédéric Chopin, was composed in 1828, when the composer was just 18 years old and a student at the Warsaw Conservatory. A typical performance lasts 8–9 minutes. [1] The work was originally conceived for solo piano, although Chopin soon after arranged it for two pianos.
Conforming with most of the others, Étude Op. 10, No. 7 consists of three sections. The first theme in C major is followed by a short second theme in D major , which returns to the first theme. It is an exercise in intervals , with the right hand constantly changing from minor thirds to augmented sixths , in quick sixteenth note rhythm , while ...
All three of Beethoven's Op. 2 piano sonatas contain four movements, an unusual length at the time, which seems to show that Beethoven was aspiring towards composing a symphony. [2] It is both the weightiest and longest of the three Op. 2 sonatas, and it presents many difficulties for the performer, including difficult trills, awkward hand ...
The development starts in E-flat major, then modulates to C minor, which ends with an octave glissando. The recapitulation is in C major. There are three options for the cadenza to this movement, which vary in length and difficulty. The coda is played by the orchestra alone. Performances vary in length from fourteen to eighteen minutes.
The introduction, Andante, is a lighthearted dance played by muted strings, with a D motif. Even though it is in G major, it hints at the leftover D major from the third movement. The end of the introduction is marked with quiet, reflective chords. Suddenly, the unmuted strings jump into a dance in C major, beginning with the first violins.
In addition to restructuring and augmenting Chopin's music for the Allegro de concert into a new treatment for piano and orchestra, he also created settings for piano and orchestra of the Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. "Lento con gran espressione", and the Bolero in C major-A minor, Op. 19.