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Haydn, Franz Joseph : Sonate für Klavier Nr.4 Mov.3 Finale: Presto

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Music ID : 32114
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:sonata
Total Playing Time:1 min 30 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Ooi, Kazurou

Last Updated: December 16, 2024
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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, it is marked "Presto," but the question is how "Presto" it should be. If I may offer a personal opinion:

  1. A tempo at which the 3/4 meter can be felt by the listener.
  2. A tempo at which it is possible to conduct.

If it is too fast, to the point where the beat cannot be felt or it becomes impossible to conduct, it may simply sound like it is running out of control.

Furthermore, this movement also contains sections where it is easy to lose the beat, so attention must be paid to these. In cases such as measure 25, where a turn occurs on the first beat and there is a rest in the preceding measure, the first note of the turn should be aligned with the downbeat of the first beat. That is, for instance, in a passage like measure 25, if the turn is Es-D-Cis-D, the Es should be aligned with the beginning of the first beat, and the D should not be aligned with the beginning of the first beat.

In this movement, when octaves appear, the "instrumental scoring" is large, and thus the dynamics are also large. However, for example, measures 25-28 have a sparser "scoring," so they should be played p; measures 29-32 have a medium "scoring," so they should be played mp or mf. In this way, the "instrumental scoring" should be varied for each section, and the piece should be played at an appropriate volume.

Writer: Ooi, Kazurou