Sonata for Two Pianos in D major

“Waldstein” Sonata First Movement Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Opus 53 is one of the most technically challenging and compositionally ambitious piano sonatas by Beethoven. The name of the sonata, “Waldstein”, is derived from Beethoven’s dedication, Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein of Vienna, a long time close friend and patron of the composer. Composed from 1803 to 1804, it is one of the most important pieces of Beethoven’s middle period and surpasses all the earlier sonatas in scope

transformation between the Classic and Romantic eras in Western art Music. iii. Nationality and Background Ludwig van Beethoven was born in the 1770’s in Bonn. He was a German composer and pianist but also an innovator, carrying forward scope of sonata, symphony, concerto and quartet. He had combined the vocals and instrument in new way. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in a musician’s family. His grandfather, Lodewijk van Beethoven who is a musician from Mechelen in the Southern Netherlands, now

which was developed around 1680, became the most important type of Baroque instrumental music, and also established the orchestra as the leading instrumental ensemble. The instrumental concerto took the idea of the vocal concerto in bringing together two contrasting forces. The 18th century introduced the Western European World to three different

The two periods I choose to review a musical piece for is the Baroque Era and the Classical Period. I chose a piece from the Baroque Era by Bach called the “Toccata and fugue in D minor, BWV 565 I-Toccata”. Then from the Classical Period I chose a piece by Haydn, “Piano sonata no.4 in G major HOB XVI G1-Allegro”. The Baroque Era lasted from 1600 to 1750. The Baroque Era was known as the “Age of Absolutism”. Rulers during the time liked to exercise total power over their subjects and not allow them

later further use them. In most of his works, like his sonatas, concerto forms, piano concertos and so on, you can see many influences from all the known composers. (Burkholder, Grout & Palisca 2010). Some techniques he learned from other composers include his piano sonatas (K. 309 - 311) where he shows many techniques like a wide variety of key changes, content and form he learnt from Schobert. Opening of Mozart’s Piano Sonata in F Major, K.

Saltarello romano, a piano piece which was inspired by her traveling experience. However, it contains a rhythmic pattern, and a motif which is reminiscent of the last movement of Felix’s Italian Symphony, composed in 1833. Therefore, it is possible that Fanny was also inspired by her brother’s symphony (Cooper & Prandi, 2002). On the other hand, Felix’s Andante in G major Op.62 No.1 from Songs Without Words Book 5 composed in 1844 is very similar to Fanny’s Andante in G major Op.2 No.1 composed

“Mozart Effect” The Mozart effect has two general definitions. Firstly, it is a set of research results that indicate that listening to Mozart's music may induce a short-term improvement on the performance of certain kinds of mental tasks known as "spatial-temporal reasoning". And also it is popularized versions of the theory, which suggest that "listening to Mozart makes you smarter", or that early childhood exposure to classical music has a beneficial effect on mental development. The term

comparison of Mozart’s set of three early concertos, K.107 to the corresponding Opus 5 Clavier Sonatas by Johann Christian Bach, a comprehension of how J.C. Bach provided Mozart

Salzburg, Austria to Leopold and Anne Marie Mozart. Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) was a violinist, composer and the Vice-Kapellmeister to the court of the Archbishop of Salzburg. His elder sister Marie Anne also nicknamed “Nannerl”, and are the only two to survive out of seven children. He and his sister were both child prodigies in music. At the age of three, Mozart would watch and mimic his elder sister as she played the harpsichord. Mozart’s father gives up composing and eventually becomes a teacher

Beethoven wrote a long, letter to his two brothers known as Heiligenstadt testament to express his bitter, unhappiness, and the thought of sucide but Beethoven overcame this unhappiness with sheer determination and entered a new creative phase, middle period. (Kamien 255). Many of his works in this period are noted for large-scale structures that express heroism and struggle. Middle period compositions included five symphonies, an opera, and the next seven piano sonatas including the Waldstein and the