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Beethoven, Ludwig van : Quintett für Pianoforte, Oboe, Clarinette, Horn und Fagott Andante cantabile

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Music ID : 54520
Instrumentation:Chamber Music 
Genre:Various works
Total Playing Time:7 min 40 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Maruyama, Yoko

Last Updated: January 6, 2023
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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.

 Rondo form with an ABACA coda. The rondo theme is decoratively varied each time it recurs. In the rondo theme, the piano is prioritized as the main voice, presenting the melody before the wind instruments. However, as the theme recurs more frequently, the piano's dominance is suppressed, and its coordination with the wind instruments gradually increases. This point recalls the differences in instrumentation applied to the main themes of the exposition and recapitulation in the first movement.

 In contrast to the rondo theme, the episodes primarily feature wind instruments carrying the melody. Not only the division of instrumental roles, but also the harmony, which begins with a minor key sonority in contrast to the cheerful rondo theme, highlights the contrast between the episodes and the rondo theme.

Writer: Maruyama, Yoko
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