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The sonata's name comes from Beethoven's occasional practice of using German rather than Italian words for musical terminology. In 1816 Beethoven sought advice on a German word that could replace pianoforte (or fortepiano), and after considering various possibilities chose Hammerklavier (literally "hammer-keyboard"). [4]
The Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49, No. 1, and Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49, No. 2, are short sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, published in 1805 (although the works were actually composed a decade earlier in early to mid 1797 [1]). Both works are approximately eight minutes in length, and are split into two movements.
At the time Beethoven composed the sonata, the lowest note on the piano was an F 1. This posed a challenge for a work in the key of E, as the bass end of the instrument fell one semitone short of the tonic. Rosen argued that a performer on a modern piano should make alterations to Beethoven's score to use the low E 1 that Beethoven could not. [15]
The Sonata in D major for piano four-hands, Op. 6, by Ludwig van Beethoven was published by Artaria in October 1797. It has two movements, and is used for teaching piano. [1] [2] [3] A musical pattern used at its beginning and ending is similar to a pattern used later by Beethoven in the Symphony No. 5.
Values in bold are exact on an idealized standard piano. Keys shaded gray are rare and only appear on extended pianos. The normal 88 keys were numbered 1–88, with the extra low keys numbered 89–97 and the extra high keys numbered 98–108. A 108-key piano that extends from C 0 to B 8 was first built in 2018 by Stuart & Sons. [4]
The Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1, is an early-period work by Ludwig van Beethoven, dedicated to Baroness Josefa von Braun, one of his patrons at that time. It was composed in 1798 and arranged for string quartet by the composer in 1801 ( Hess 34), the result containing more quartet-like passagework and in the more comfortable ...
Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10, No. 2, was dedicated to the Countess Anne Margarete von Browne, and written from 1796 to 1798. It was published in Vienna by Joseph Eder in 1798. [1] The sonata spans approximately 14 minutes.
Ludwig van Beethoven wrote 32 mature piano sonatas between 1795 and 1822. (He also wrote 3 juvenile sonatas at the age of 13 [1] and one unfinished sonata, WoO. 51.)Although originally not intended to be a meaningful whole, as a set they comprise one of the most important collections of works in the history of music. [2]