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Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonate für Klavier Nr.8 "Pathetique"　2.Satz Adagio cantabile

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Music ID : 26095
Instrumentation：Piano Solo　
Genre：sonata
Total Playing Time：5 min 00 sec
Copyright：Public Domain

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Author : Okada, Akihiro

Last Updated: January 6, 2019
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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.

The slow movement, Adagio cantabile. Taking A-flat major, a major third below the C minor of the principal movement, is a common practice for Beethoven.

It begins with a theme where sixteenth notes harmonically support the space between an arioso-like upper voice and the bass. After an interlude of a phrase in C minor (from bar 17) and the return of the A-flat major theme, a theme in A-flat minor is presented (from bar 37). This theme, based on triplet-based chordal figuration, modulates to E major through enharmonic reinterpretation.

The opening theme returns again (from bar 51), with its accompaniment figuration changed to triplets, and closes the movement.

Writer: Okada, Akihiro

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