Sonata quasi una fantasia
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"Sonata quasi una fantasia" is the original descriptive title given by Beethoven to his Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, later famously nicknamed the "Moonlight" Sonata.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sonata quasi una fantasia canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
musical work
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piano sonata ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Moonlight Sonata
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" ⓘ
surface form:
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2
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| approximateCompositionPeriod | circa 1801 ⓘ |
| approximatePublicationYear | 1802 ⓘ |
| catalogueDesignation | Beethoven piano sonata ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Countess Giulietta Guicciardi ⓘ |
| dedicationType | aristocratic patron ⓘ |
| descriptiveMeaning | sonata in the manner of a fantasy ⓘ |
| famousFor |
its atmospheric first movement
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its unconventional structure for a sonata ⓘ |
| firstMovementTempoMarking | Adagio sostenuto ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of Beethoven’s most popular piano works ⓘ |
| influenced | Romantic piano repertoire ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | C-sharp minor ⓘ |
| keyOfFirstMovement | C-sharp minor ⓘ |
| keyOfSecondMovement | D-flat major ⓘ |
| keyOfThirdMovement | C-sharp minor ⓘ |
| movementCount | 3 ⓘ |
| movementOrder | Adagio sostenuto – Allegretto – Presto agitato ⓘ |
| nicknameGivenBy | Ludwig Rellstab ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | likened to moonlight shining on Lake Lucerne ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
continuous triplet accompaniment in first movement
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virtuosic and stormy finale ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 27 No. 2 ⓘ |
| originalTitleOf |
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
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surface form:
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2
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| pairingNote | one of two sonatas labeled quasi una fantasia in Op. 27 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Opus 27 No. 2
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surface form:
Opus 27
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| performanceMedium |
concert performance
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private salon performance ⓘ |
| period | Classical period ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Vienna ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia"
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surface form:
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1
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| secondMovementTempoMarking | Allegretto ⓘ |
| structureNote | slow movement placed first ⓘ |
| style | early Romantic character within Classical form ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTempoMarking | Presto agitato ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 15 minutes ⓘ |
| workNumber | Piano Sonata No. 14 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
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originalDesignation
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Sonata quasi una fantasia
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