Ferdinand Ries
Ferdinand Ries (baptised 28 November 1784 – 13 January 1838) was a German composer. Ries was a friend, pupil and secretary of Ludwig van Beethoven. He composed eight symphonies, a violin concerto, nine piano concertos (the first concerto ...
's Violin Sonata in
D minor
D minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature has one flat. Its relative major is F major and its parallel major is D major.
The D natural minor scale is:
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, Op. 83, was composed in Paris in
1808
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, the same year as the composer's violin sonata
Op. 10 and the
Op. 20 and
Op. 21 cello sonatas. The composition was not published, however, until 1818, after he had moved to London, in a simultaneous edition by both
Clementi & Co and
Chappell & Co. with a dedication to the "Princess
Hatzfeld
Hatzfeld (Eder) is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Hatzfeld lies in west Hesse 25 km northwest of Marburg and north of the Sackpfeife (674 m-high mountain) in the valley of the Eder.
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Structure
The sonata is in three movements:
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Allegro con brio''
# ''Andantino con moto''
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Rondo
The rondo is an instrumental musical form introduced in the Classical period.
Etymology
The English word ''rondo'' comes from the Italian form of the French ''rondeau'', which means "a little round".
Despite the common etymological root, rondo ...
: ''Allegro vivace ''
Typical performances should take around 20 minutes.
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External links
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Violin sonatas by Ferdinand Ries
1808 compositions
Compositions in D minor
Music dedicated to nobility or royalty
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