Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous and frequently performed piano works, renowned for its hauntingly lyrical first movement and innovative, emotionally charged structure.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Moonlight Sonata | 3 |
| Beethoven piano sonata No. 14 | 1 |
| Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 | 1 |
| Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 | 1 |
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musical composition
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piano sonata ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
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Moonlight Sonata
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Sonata quasi una fantasia No. 2
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| approximateCompositionEndYear | 1801 ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStartYear | 1801 ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 15 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Opus 27 No. 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | Classical period ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication | Austria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Countess Giulietta Guicciardi ⓘ |
| dedicationType | dedicated to a patron and pupil ⓘ |
| famousFor |
being one of Beethoven’s most popular and frequently performed piano works
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its emotionally charged and innovative formal design ⓘ |
| firstMovementKey | C-sharp minor ⓘ |
| firstMovementTempoMarking | Adagio sostenuto ⓘ |
| firstMovementTitle | Adagio sostenuto ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1802 ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalForm | sonata form elements with fantasia-like continuity ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | C-sharp minor ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementCount | 3 ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | Inspired by a comparison to moonlight on Lake Lucerne by poet and critic Ludwig Rellstab ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
features a slow first movement followed by faster later movements, reversing typical Classical sonata order
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first movement is renowned for its hauntingly lyrical character ⓘ third movement is technically demanding and virtuosic ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 14 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 27 No. 2 ⓘ |
| originalDesignation | Sonata quasi una fantasia ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Vienna ⓘ |
| popularNickname |
Moonlight
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" ⓘ
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Moonlight Sonata
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| publisher | Cappi & Diabelli ⓘ |
| secondMovementKey | D-flat major ⓘ |
| secondMovementTempoMarking | Allegretto ⓘ |
| secondMovementTitle | Allegretto ⓘ |
| set | Op. 27 ⓘ |
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| structure | three-movement sonata quasi una fantasia ⓘ |
| style | late Classical with early Romantic elements ⓘ |
| thirdMovementKey | C-sharp minor ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTempoMarking | Presto agitato ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTitle | Presto agitato ⓘ |
| title |
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
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Beethoven piano sonata No. 14
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| workOf | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
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