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    8 in C minor‚ Op. 13‚ commonly known as Sonata Pathétique‚ was written in 1798 when the composer was 27 years old‚ and was published in 1799. Beethoven dedicated the work to his friend Prince Karl von Lichnowsky.[1] Although commonly thought to be one of the few works to be named by the composer

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    Mozart Piano Sonata No. 3

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    In B flat major and the third of the set Mozart composed‚ the Piano Sonata (K. 281) opens with an Allegro in sonata form. Almost immediately after the restatement of the four-measure theme begins‚ Mozart moves away from the tonic toward the dominant‚ F major. An insistent repeated-note figure is the main feature of the secondary theme‚ which quickly gives way to a trilled closing motive. After a harmonically daring development section we hear one of Mozart’s most predictable recapitulations‚ tracing

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    Hammerklavier‚ Beethoven’s passion for the piano sonata refused to dissipate. The next three piano sonatas‚ written over the span of three years‚ have consecutive opus numbers: Op. 109 in E major‚ Op.110 in A flat Major‚ and Op.11 in C minor. Beethoven clearly approached his last three piano sonatas as a single project. In the letters to Adolf Schlesinger dated 30 April 1820 and 20 September 1820‚ Beethoven mentioned that: “I am also very willing to sell you some new sonatas‚ but at no other price than 40 florins

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    Piano Sonata No.3 is Dello Joio’s renowned composition for the piano. The neo-classic lyrical theme is derived from the Gregorian “Kyrie” of Mass VIII‚ the Mass of Angels. He also used it in his orchestra piece Variations‚ Chaconne‚ and Finale. Dello Joio adapt this theme into the Sonata in four movements‚ the orchestral piece is in three movements. Both compositions‚ despite the difference of the order and the texture in variation form of the first movement‚ were truly fantastic piece. This piano

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    he grew up. While growing up people said Chopin was a sensitive and poetic child and he showed a passionate love of music in his early age and was even taught to play the piano by his older sister Ludwika. (Orga‚ pg.13) While he was being taught by his sister his parents started to see that he was very talented at playing the piano‚ so when he was around the age of six maybe seven his parents got him a teacher. His first teacher was Adalbert Zywny‚ a bohemian composer and is only known because he was

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    Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor‚ K. 310 Mozart’s Mourning “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” – Victor Hugo  The Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor‚ K. 310‚ composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ is an original piece which stands out even among all of his other works. To fully appreciate this sonata however‚ one must understand the events in Mozart’s life preceding the writing of this piece. Written in the summer of 1778 shortly after the

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    Haydn Piano Sonata in Bb Major Haydn’s Piano Sonata in Bb major has three clearly defined sections: the exposition‚ the development‚ and the recapitulation. In the exposition‚ the thematic statement from measure 1 through 10 is more or less the introduction followed by a theme in parallel period from measures 11 to beat two of 22. Up to this point we are in the key of Bb major‚ ending on a half cadence. Though it stays in this key‚ E is tonicized with a five of four in measures 11 and 16.

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    Analysis on Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No 3‚ op. 2‚ Allegro con brio Composers since the early classical era have used sonata form to express through music ideas which are at once complex and unified. This form contains a variety of themes and permutations of these themes‚ but is brought together into a comprehensible whole when these excerpts reappear. Beethoven‚ in the first movement of his Piano Sonata Opus 2 Number 3 utilizes this form to its full potential‚ modifying the typical structure in

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    Viva Voce A piano sonata is a sonata of course written for a solo piano. Piano sonatas are usually written in three or four movements‚ although some piano sonatas have been written with a single movement (Scarlatti) two movements (Haydn)‚ five (Brahms’ Third Piano Sonata) or even more movements. The first movement is generally in sonata form. This Pathetique song was Beethoven’s eighth Piano Sonata written in 1797 and was published in 1799. This sonata was written during his early period

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    Moonlight Sonata

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    A Look into Different Interpretations of the First Movement of Moonlight Sonata: The Piece that Portrays an Assortment of Emotions by Lauren Mora Music History 70: Beethoven Section 1G Ludwig Van Beethoven ’s Quasi Una Fantasia‚ later named and more famously known as The Moonlight Sonata‚ is a piano piece that can be portrayed and analyzed in a multitude of ways. The piece was published in 1801‚ during a period of great experimentation in Beethoven ’s music. This can help

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