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The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composed and completed in 1784, with the official date of completion recorded as 14 October 1784 in Mozart's own catalogue of works. [1] It was published in December 1785 together with the Fantasy in C minor, K. 475, as Opus 11 by the publishing firm Artaria, Mozart's ...
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- Three (Molto allegro, Adagio, Allegro assai)
- C minor
Church Sonata No. 1 in E-flat, K. 41h (1772) Church Sonata No. 2 in B-flat, K. 68 (1772) Church Sonata No. 3 in D, K. 69 (1772) Church Sonata No. 4 in D, K. 144 (1774) Church Sonata No. 5 in F, K. 145 (1774) Church Sonata No. 6 in B-flat, K. 212 (1775) Church Sonata No. 7 in F, K. 241a (1776) Church Sonata No. 8 in A, K. 241b (1776) Church ...
Jan 29, 2012 · In 1836, German music critic, Ludwig Rellstab wrote that the sonata reminded him of the reflected moonlight off Lake Lucerne. Since then, Moonlight Sonata has remained the “official” unofficial title of the sonata. ‘Sonata quasi una fantasia’ is the title Beethoven gave his fourteenth sonata. Unlike the formal Sonata form of the ...
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The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, marked Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2, is a piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was completed in 1801 and dedicated in 1802 to his pupil Countess Julie "Giulietta" Guicciardi. The name Moonlight Sonata (German: Mondscheinsonate) grew popular later, likely after Beethoven's death.
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Apr 5, 2024 · Ludwig van Beethoven, lithograph after an 1819 portrait by Ferdinand Schimon, c. 1870. The Moonlight Sonata was structurally and stylistically remarkable in its day. Most sonatas of the late 17th and early 18th centuries consisted of a reasonably animated, thematically well-defined first movement, a more-subdued second movement, and a vibrant ...
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Apr 26, 2019 · Beethoven‘s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata (aka ‘Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27/2’) is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written for the piano. But how did it acquire its famous ...
Mar 13, 2024 · Ludwig van Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata or Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, is one of those few pieces with cultural meaning and deep emotional value. The famous opus surpasses the mere melodic notes turning into a link to the comprehension of classical music’s strength and profundity with an intertwining plot communicating its ...
