Sonata form

When the Baroque era ended around 1750, we were introduced to an evolved musical world: The Classical Era. Beginning in 1750, revolution severely altered the way politics and social order were handled and discussed. Twenty-five years later in fact, we entered the American Revolution, and fourteen years after that, The French Revolution began. Around that time we were also introduced to Benjamin Franklin’s electricity discoveries and Edward Jenner’s discovery of small pox vaccination that would later

Beethoven’s symphony No. 5 in C minor has four movements. The first movement is “Allegro con brio”. In the first movement, Beethoven uses sonata form and duple meter to express “fate knocking at the door.” When this part Played by the string’s instruments, it gives me a serious threatening and nervous feeling. In the second theme, Beethoven used Solo French horns to present quiet and peaceful fate, but this atmosphere did not last long. Low strings and descending line are bringing tough, dark and

Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 Movement 1 is in sonata-allegro form. His musical style is mostly classical with a few incorporations from the Romantic style. The theme of the first movement is introduced with violins. The tempo is rather fast and bright which labels the first movement as allegro vivace. The texture of the movement is created with the addition of the woodwinds: flutes, clarinets, oboes, horns, and bassoons. The string instruments contain the melody and the brass

anthem of the Haspburg Empire! The first movement is tight and fast in sonata form. It is in D minor and the tempo is Allegro; therefore common time. The falling fifths motif dominates the exposition and is featured heavily in the development using inversion, stretto and other devices. The second movement is much slower and the tempo marking is Andante o piu tosto allegretto. The time signature is 6/8. It is in D major and the form is ternary variation. The third movement is a minuet with the tempo:

the 20th century and is known to be the most influential of 20th century music. Many of his pieces are contrasting, but the two that I have chosen are his “Piano Sonata (1924)” and “Tango.” These pieces are very diverse. While Stravinsky is not mostly known for his piano pieces, they are my favorite of his works. Stravinsky’s “Piano Sonata,” has three movements. The first movement is quarter note equals 112, the second is adagietto and the third is quarter note equals 112 as well. This piece sounds

different symphonies. Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony is in the key of F major and is composed of five movements, which is his only symphony to have five movements. The second movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, “Scene by the Brook”, is in a slow sonata form and is in the key of Bb major, the subdominant of the “Pastorale Symphony”. Tone painting, the musical technique of composing music that reflects the literal meaning, is interpreted so much within the second movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony

& “Moonlight” Sonata’s: A Coupled Analysis Beethoven’s “Tempest” and “Moonlight” sonatas are by themselves sublime pieces to any ear, each encapsulating within their notes such a build up of extreme human emotion, until their 3rd movements wherein which the pressure becomes to much to contain, ultimately resulting in a climax of genuine sentiment. When one interprets the final movements of both sonatas in such a way that the similarities as well as the differences between the two can be acknowledged

{Quote about Beethoven} According to musicologist Berry Cooper, Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770 in Bonn, Germany, where his father was the Kapellmeister. His father, Johann, was a respected tenor, violinist, and teacher of both the clavier and the piano. Although Beethoven is not considered a child prodigy, Beethoven did start music at an early age. Around age three, he would often sit on his father’s lap and play has his father sang, and abandon his playmates to listen to his father perform

Beethoven wrote some of the best pieces of music in his time period. The name most people know is Moonlight Sonata but the Original name is “Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# Minor, Opus 27 No. 2”. (“Beethoven 's 'Moonlight ' Sonata”, pt.3). And the Original title for Moonlight Sonata is “Quasi Una Fantasia” meaning “Almost a Fantasy. (Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata”, pt.3). The Name Moonlight Sonata wasn’t given till after his

symphony, composed in 1808, is a fantastic musical masterpiece. It sends you on a wild emotional rollercoaster for the entire thirty-two minute length of the piece. The first movement is in sonata form, the second is in theme and variations form, the third is a scherzo and the last movement is also in sonata form. The ride begins with a first movement of chaos and suspense. The movement shifts back and forth between powerful dark dominant chords and motives and triumphant light lyrical melodies.