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Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonate für Klavier Nr.23 "Appassionata"　2.Satz Andante con moto

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Music ID : 30737
Instrumentation：Piano Solo　
Genre：sonata
Total Playing Time：6 min 00 sec
Copyright：Public Domain

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Author : Okada, Akihiro

Last Updated: January 14, 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.

(Second Movement) 2/4 time, D-flat major, Variation form.

This movement consists of a theme totaling 32 measures, formed by two 8-measure phrases, each repeated by a repeat sign, and four variations.

The first variation is based on syncopated rhythms, the second variation on sixteenth notes, and the third variation on thirty-second notes, with the note values gradually becoming smaller. In the fourth variation, the theme returns in a manner closely resembling the opening. A diminished seventh chord is heard twice, softly and then loudly, leading without pause into the third movement.

Writer: Okada, Akihiro

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