Beethoven Piano Sonata

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Beethoven Facts

Born: December 16th 1770

Died: March 26th 1827

Went deaf in his 30s

Late Classical/ Early Romantic Composer

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About the set work

Written in 1797

'Pathétique' means soft/sad

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Classical Features

Modulations within the sonata form structure

Melody and accompaniment 

Use of V-I perfect cadences

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Romantic Features

Sudden dynamic changes and rubato in the introduction.

Breaking sonata form rules.

Chromatisism 

pp - cresc. - sf - pp

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Texture

Monophony and melody dominated homophony 

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Dynamics

Sudden changes pp - ff 

Dramatic

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Time Signature

Common Time (4/4)

Cut Common Time (2/2)

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Tempo

Grave at start

Presto - Very fast/with vigour

Allegro

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Rhythm

Triplets, Sextuplets, Nonuplets, Septuplets

1/128th notes

Acciacaturas

Coda- silence on down-beat 

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Sonata Form Structure

  • Introduction
  • Exposition
    • 1st theme 
    • Transition 
    • 2nd theme (new key)
  • Development 
    • lots of different melodies and themes 
  • Recapitulation 
    • 1st theme 
    • transition 
    • 2nd theme (same key)
  • Coda
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Beethoven's use of Sonata Form

  • Introduction
    • Bars 1-10
  • Exposition
    • 1st theme  Bars 11-34
    • Transition  Bars 35-50 
    • 2nd theme  Bars 51-132
  • Development 
    • Bars 133-194
  • Recapitulation
    • 1st theme  Bars 195-218
    • Transition  Bars 219-220
    • 2nd theme Bars 221-294
  • Coda 
    • Bars 295-End
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Tonality

  • Exposition 
    • C minor 
    • Eb Minor 
    • Eb Major 
  • Development 
    • G minor 
    • E monir 
  • Recapitulation 
    • C minor
    • F minor 
    • Ends in C minor
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Use of the piano

  • Hand swapping 
  • Tremelo in left hand between octaves 
  • Staccato 
  • Extended chords 
  • No pedal markings but pedal would be used 
  • Virtuosic
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Harmony

  • Perfect Cadences 
  • Ending Ic-V7-I
  • Diminished 7ths 
  • Augamented 6ths
  • Chromatisism 
  • Pedals
    • Tonic 1st subject 
    • Dominant to prepare for modulation
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