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Beethoven, Ludwig van : 6 Bagatellen Op.126

Work Overview

Music ID : 1075
Composition Year：1823　
Publication Year：1825
First Publisher：Schott
Instrumentation：Piano Solo　
Genre：bagatelle
Total Playing Time：19 min 30 sec
Copyright：Public Domain

Commentary (2)

Author : Okada, Akihiro

Last Updated: July 5, 2009
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

This work exists in three types of sketches, written at different times, and a fair copy. These were written between 1823 and 1824, during which period the 'Diabelli Variations' were also composed.

This Bagatelle, consisting of six movements, from the inscription "Ciclus von Kleinigkeiten" (Cycle of Trifles) in the margin of the sketch for the first movement, it is evident that it was intended to be performed as a whole.

The whole work alternates between movements centered on arioso-like musical ideas at a slow tempo and movements at a rapid tempo; such a structural arrangement is also found in his late string quartets (e.g., C-sharp minor, Op. 131). Furthermore, the cadenza-like flourishes inserted in the middle of the first and third movements are frequently observed in his late piano works (e.g., Op. 110).

The tonal relationships between the movements begin with a parallel key relationship from the first movement in G major to the second in G minor, followed by the third movement in E-flat major, a VI degree key (a major third below). Then the fourth movement in B minor is an enharmonic reinterpretation of the VI degree key of the parallel minor (C-flat minor), the fifth movement in G major is a VI degree key, and finally the concluding movement in E-flat major is a VI degree key of the parallel minor. These are linked by the relationships of ascending and descending thirds and their enharmonic reinterpretations, which Beethoven actively incorporated.

Writer: Okada, Akihiro

Author : Tetsu, Yurina

Last Updated: October 6, 2019
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Movements (6)

Nr.1 Op.126-1

Key: G-Dur  Total Performance Time: 3 min 00 sec 

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Nr.2 Op.126-2

Key: g-moll  Total Performance Time: 3 min 00 sec 

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Nr.3 Op.126-3

Key: Es-Dur  Total Performance Time: 2 min 30 sec 

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Nr.4 Op.126-4

Key: h-moll  Total Performance Time: 4 min 00 sec 

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Nr.5 Op.126-5

Key: G-Dur  Total Performance Time: 2 min 30 sec 

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Nr.6 Op.126-6

Key: Es-Dur  Total Performance Time: 4 min 30 sec 

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