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Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonate für Klavier Nr.24  1.Satz Adagio cantabile-Allegro ma non troppo

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Music ID : 25885
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:sonata
Total Playing Time:7 min 00 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

Commentary (1)

Author : Maruyama, Yoko

Last Updated: February 19, 2025
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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.

It is a challenging opening that seems to test the listener's interpretation of the piece. That is to say, the introduction is unusually short, and the motivic connection to the main theme of the sonata-form Allegro movement is subtly easy to overlook (the ascending dotted rhythm on the weak beat). At first glance, the main theme of the Allegro presents a seemingly familiar, Lied-like opening, but soon, different materials and textures—such as ornamental figures, scales, and chords—are juxtaposed in irregular lengths, one after another, leading into a transition section where uniform ornamental figures continue without a clear sense of direction. The subordinate theme is also a series of variations on the main theme's motives, and the traditional binary opposition typically found in the exposition of sonata form is abandoned. Matching the exposition, which is only 34 measures long in total, the development section is also very short, at 18 measures, and not particularly complex motivic manipulation occurs. The structure prompts reflection on the meaning of each section of the form.

Writer: Maruyama, Yoko

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