Even in Beethoven's day everyone was talking about the "Moonlight" Sonata. This is a comprehensive introduction to Beethoven's most popular piano sonata, together with the four other sonatas in Op. 27 and Op. 31. Aimed at pianists, students and music lovers, it gives an account of the sonatas' historical background, their changing performance styles, and offers an accessible critical introduction to the music.
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Even in Beethoven's day everyone was talking about the 'Moonlight' Sonata. This is a comprehensive introduction to Beethoven's most popular piano sonata, together with the four other sonatas in Opp. 27 and 31. Aimed at pianists, students and music lovers, it gives an account of the sonatas' historical background, their changing performance styles, and offers an accessible critical introduction to the music.
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Pianos came of age in Beethoven's formative years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
off tonic opening, continuity sketch, sonata quasi una fantasia, minor sonata, exposition repeat, imperfect cadence, fantasy characteristics, harmonic outline, fantasy style, perfect cadences, keyboard music, closing theme, concept sketches, sonata form, free fantasy, opening theme, harmonic tension, outer movements, turning figure Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Pianos came of age in Beethoven's formative years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
off tonic opening, continuity sketch, sonata quasi una fantasia, minor sonata, exposition repeat, imperfect cadence, fantasy characteristics, harmonic outline, fantasy style, perfect cadences, keyboard music, closing theme, concept sketches, sonata form, free fantasy, opening theme, harmonic tension, outer movements, turning figure Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Classic Music: Expression, Form and Style by Leonard G. Ratner in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Letters of Beethoven by Ludwig Van Beethoven in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Don Giovanni in Full Score by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on page 79, and Back Matter
- Beethoven and the Creative Process (Clarendon Paperbacks) by Barry Cooper in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Sonata Forms (Revised Edition) by Charles Rosen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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