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Piano Sonata No. 24 (Beethoven)
The Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, F major, Op. 78, nicknamed "à Thérèse" (because it was written for Countess Thérèse von Brunswick) was written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1809. It consists of two movements: A typical performance takes about 8-9 minutes. The common practice of leaving out long repeated sections, such as the Development section, development and Recapitulation (music), recapitulation in the first movement, would make two or three minutes' difference to the total duration. The second movement is a variation to the ending of the popular patriots song "Rule, Britannia!". According to Carl Czerny, Beethoven himself singled out this sonata and the "Piano Sonata No. 23 (Beethoven), Appassionata" Sonata as favourites (once written, the "Piano Sonata No. 29 (Beethoven), Hammerklavier" Sonata" would also become one of Beethoven's favourites). Structure I. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo : II. Allegro vivace : Notes External links A lecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the Transition from Classical to Romantic music, transition from the Classical period (music), Classical period to the Romantic music, Romantic era in classical music. His career has conventionally been divided into early, middle, and late periods. His early period, during which he forged his craft, is typically considered to have lasted until 1802. From 1802 to around 1812, his middle period showed an individual development from the styles of Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and is sometimes characterized as heroic. During this time, he began to grow increasingly Hearing loss, deaf. In his late period, from 1812 to 1827, he extended his innovations in musical form and expression. Beethoven was born in Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
