General Knowledge - Rondo Op.51 No.1 in C Major by Beethoven
Rondo Op.51 No.1 in C major by Beethoven
• Rondo: a musical form characterized by a repeated theme that alternate with other themes
• Opus: a number given chronologically order the works of a composer
• This rondo was composed between 1796 and 1797.
• About the composer and period:
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
• Period: Classical (1750-1820)/early Romantic (about 1820/30s-1910)
• Nationality: German
• Contemporaries: Haydn, Mozart, Clementi
• Works included:
• 32 piano sonatas (including the 'Pathetique'; the 'Moonlight'; the 'Appassionata'); bagatelles, 6 sonatinas
• 9 symphonies - including the 'Eroica' (3rd); 'Pastoral' (6th); the 'Choral' (9th)
• chamber music - including 9 piano trios, 5 cello and piano sonatas and 10 violin and piano sonatas
• Opera - Fidelio
• 5 piano concertos
• 1 violin concerto
• 1 triple concerto for piano, violin and cello
Classical Period (1750-1820/30s)
• The Viennese Classical School - responsible for the development of the symphony, string quartet, and concerto
• Sonata form, less contrapuntal in style
• Terms and Signs:
• Moderato = at a moderate speed
• e = and
• grazioso = graceful
• Ornaments:
• Turn – a musical ornament consisting of a group of four notes, which are played instead of a single note if the turn sign is placed above the single note; if the sign follows the single note the group is played after it. In the inverted turn, the group is played in the reverse order.
• Trill - a musical ornament in which the note marked with the letters tr. is rapidly alternated with the note a semitone or a whole tone above it. The trill has several forms.
• dolce = sweetly
• sforzando (sf) = suddenly loud
• sfp = suddenly loud then soft
• rinforzando (rinf.) = a direction used to indicate that notes or chords should be individually accentuated.
• Structure and Tonality:
• Key: C major
• Form: Rondo Form
Section Bar numbers Key
A Bars 1-8 (beat 2) C major
B Bars 8 (beat 3)-13
• Rondo: a musical form characterized by a repeated theme that alternate with other themes
• Opus: a number given chronologically order the works of a composer
• This rondo was composed between 1796 and 1797.
• About the composer and period:
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
• Period: Classical (1750-1820)/early Romantic (about 1820/30s-1910)
• Nationality: German
• Contemporaries: Haydn, Mozart, Clementi
• Works included:
• 32 piano sonatas (including the 'Pathetique'; the 'Moonlight'; the 'Appassionata'); bagatelles, 6 sonatinas
• 9 symphonies - including the 'Eroica' (3rd); 'Pastoral' (6th); the 'Choral' (9th)
• chamber music - including 9 piano trios, 5 cello and piano sonatas and 10 violin and piano sonatas
• Opera - Fidelio
• 5 piano concertos
• 1 violin concerto
• 1 triple concerto for piano, violin and cello
Classical Period (1750-1820/30s)
• The Viennese Classical School - responsible for the development of the symphony, string quartet, and concerto
• Sonata form, less contrapuntal in style
• Terms and Signs:
• Moderato = at a moderate speed
• e = and
• grazioso = graceful
• Ornaments:
• Turn – a musical ornament consisting of a group of four notes, which are played instead of a single note if the turn sign is placed above the single note; if the sign follows the single note the group is played after it. In the inverted turn, the group is played in the reverse order.
• Trill - a musical ornament in which the note marked with the letters tr. is rapidly alternated with the note a semitone or a whole tone above it. The trill has several forms.
• dolce = sweetly
• sforzando (sf) = suddenly loud
• sfp = suddenly loud then soft
• rinforzando (rinf.) = a direction used to indicate that notes or chords should be individually accentuated.
• Structure and Tonality:
• Key: C major
• Form: Rondo Form
Section Bar numbers Key
A Bars 1-8 (beat 2) C major
B Bars 8 (beat 3)-13