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Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonate für Klavier Nr.7 1.Satz Presto

Work Overview

Music ID : 30697
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:sonata
Total Playing Time:6 min 30 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Ooi, Kazurou

Last Updated: December 20, 2019
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Author : Kikuchi, Yusuke

Last Updated: April 1, 2020
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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

This sonata is associated with the legend that Beethoven himself described it as depicting 'a mentally ill person'. The opening is played p (piano); indeed, the opening of all movements in this sonata is p. The opening first theme consists of two elements: Motive 'a', formed by a four-note stepwise descent (D-C#-B-A), and Motive 'b', composed of three notes ascending in inversion (C#-D-F#). These two short motives are thoroughly developed throughout the four movements of this sonata to an unparalleled extent. In the first movement as well, including its second theme and small coda, the majority of the movement is derived from the former, Motive 'a'. In the first movement, this is positioned as an anacrusis, creating a rhythmic pulse. Notable features include whole notes played fortissimo in a tutti-like manner, found throughout.

Writer: Kikuchi, Yusuke

Author : Saitoh, Noriko

Last Updated: March 5, 2019
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