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However, its return at the start of the recapitulation shows the theme in an entirely different light. Philip Radcliffe (1965, p. 24) describes this moment as “beautifully contrived”. Burstein (1998, p. 295) describes the dramatic and unusual harmonic progression at the end of the development section as “breathtaking”.
“The sudden reinterpretation of the C creates a type of tonal crisis which has deep structural ramifications for the entire movement. Beethoven’s brilliant manner of dealing with the implications of this unusual strategy indicates a debt to his teacher, Haydn, and also reveals much about Beethoven’s own craft and artistic vision”.Burstein, L. P. (1998, p. 295) “Surprising returns: the VII# in Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 18 No.3, and its antecedents in Haydn". ''Music Analysis'', 17/3 pp. 295-312. The final movement contains a theme that resembles the
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, Op. 18, No. 3, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven
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 classic ...
between 1798 and 1800 and published in 1801, dedicated to Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz
Joseph Franz Maximilian, 7th Prince of Lobkowitz (also spelled ''Lobkowicz'') (8 December 1772 – 16 December 1816
. Although it is numbered third, it was the first quartet Beethoven composed.
Analysis
It consists of four movements: # Allegro (D major
D major (or the key of D) is a major scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature has two sharps. Its relative minor is B minor and its parallel minor is D minor.
The D major scale is:
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# Andante
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con moto (B-flat major
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# Allegro (D major)
# Presto (D major)
According to Steinberg, this is "the gentlest, most consistently lyrical work ithin Beethoven's Op. 18, except for the fourth movement, in which "Beethoven first explores the idea of shifting the centre of gravity toward the end of a multimovement work".
The first movement starts with a gentle and unassuming theme:
However, its return at the start of the recapitulation shows the theme in an entirely different light. Philip Radcliffe (1965, p. 24) describes this moment as “beautifully contrived”. Burstein (1998, p. 295) describes the dramatic and unusual harmonic progression at the end of the development section as “breathtaking”. “The sudden reinterpretation of the C creates a type of tonal crisis which has deep structural ramifications for the entire movement. Beethoven’s brilliant manner of dealing with the implications of this unusual strategy indicates a debt to his teacher, Haydn, and also reveals much about Beethoven’s own craft and artistic vision”.Burstein, L. P. (1998, p. 295) “Surprising returns: the VII# in Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 18 No.3, and its antecedents in Haydn". ''Music Analysis'', 17/3 pp. 295-312. The final movement contains a theme that resembles the Mexican Hat Dance
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References
*; especially the essay by Michael Steinberg (pp. 159–163)External links
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