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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 name grew popular later, likely long after Beethoven's death. The piece is one of Beethoven's most famous compositions for the piano, and was quite popular even in his own day. [ 1 ] Beethoven wrote the Moonlight Sonata around the age of 30, after he had finished with some commissioned work; there is no evidence that he was commissioned to ...
A lecture by András Schiff on Beethoven's piano sonata Op. 81a; Piano Sonata No. 26: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project; Piano sonata no. 26 in E♭ major, op. 81a (interactive score) on Verovio Humdrum Viewer; Recording by Paavali Jumppanen, piano from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; Articles
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.
Like Mozart's, Beethoven's musical talent was recognized at a young age, [3] and these three piano sonatas give an early glimpse of the composer's abilities, as well as his boldness. Beethoven was writing in a form usually attempted by older, more mature composers, [4] as the sonata was a cornerstone of Classical piano literature. Since they ...
In most of Beethoven's four-movement sonatas, the third movement is in 3 4 and in ternary form , while the second movement is slow and in a different key from the other movements. In this sonata, the second and third movements have switched roles, where the second movement is the ternary scherzo and trio, while the third movement is the slow ...
In music, a sonata (/ s ə ˈ n ɑː t ə /; pl. sonate) [a] literally means a piece played as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian cantare, "to sing"), a piece sung. [1]: 17 The term evolved through the history of music, designating a variety of forms until the Classical era, when it took on increasing importance.
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.