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Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonate für Klavier Nr.31 　1.Satz Moderato cantabile molto espressivo

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Music ID : 30753
Instrumentation：Piano Solo　
Genre：sonata
Total Playing Time：6 min 30 sec
Copyright：Public Domain

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Author : Okada, Akihiro

Last Updated: February 16, 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.

First movement: 3/4 time, A-flat major, Sonata form.

The lyrical main theme consists of the first four measures in four-part writing with dotted rhythms, and the latter six measures featuring a singing-style melody supported by simple harmonic accompaniment. Following a transition with arpeggios (from m. 12), the secondary theme (from m. 28) appears in the dominant key.

The development section (from m. 40) is constructed from the motive of the first four measures of the main theme, passing through F minor, D-flat major, and B-flat minor, leading to the recapitulation section (from m. 56) in the tonic key of A-flat major.

The main theme is recapitulated, accompanied by the arpeggiated figuration of the transition, with its latter half transposed to the subdominant key. After a transition in E major (from m. 70), the secondary theme is recapitulated in the tonic key. In the coda, the arpeggios from the transition reappear, and the movement concludes amidst their lingering resonance.

Writer: Okada, Akihiro

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