Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique"

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musical composition piano sonata

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" is one of Beethoven’s most famous early piano sonatas, celebrated for its dramatic contrasts, expressive slow movement, and pioneering Romantic character.

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Beethoven Pathétique Sonata	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical composition ⓘ piano sonata ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" ⓘ surface form: Beethoven Pathétique Sonata
belongsToSeries	Beethoven piano sonatas ⓘ
catalogNumber	Op. 13 ⓘ
composer	Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Prince Karl von Lichnowsky ⓘ
era	Classical era ⓘ
famousFor	one of Beethoven’s most popular piano sonatas ⓘ pioneering Romantic character ⓘ
followedBy	Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1 ⓘ
genre	Classical music ⓘ piano music ⓘ
influenced	Romantic piano sonata tradition ⓘ
instrumentation	solo piano ⓘ
key	C minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	French ⓘ
movement	Adagio cantabile ⓘ Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio ⓘ Rondo: Allegro ⓘ
nickname	Pathétique ⓘ
notableFeature	Grave introduction in the first movement ⓘ dramatic contrasts ⓘ expressive slow movement ⓘ lyrical Adagio cantabile theme ⓘ stormy C minor finale ⓘ use of sonata form in the first movement ⓘ
numberOfMovements	3 ⓘ
opusNumber	13 ⓘ
period	early Beethoven period ⓘ
placeOfPublication	Vienna ⓘ
precededBy	Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3 ⓘ
publisher	E. Hoffmeister ⓘ
style	Classical ⓘ early Romantic ⓘ
tempoMarkingFirstMovement	Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio ⓘ
tempoMarkingSecondMovement	Adagio cantabile ⓘ
tempoMarkingThirdMovement	Allegro ⓘ
tonalityOfFirstMovement	C minor ⓘ
tonalityOfSecondMovement	A-flat major ⓘ
tonalityOfThirdMovement	C minor ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration	approximately 18 minutes ⓘ
workNumberInBeethovenPianoSonatas	8 ⓘ
workOf	Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
yearComposed	1798 ⓘ 1799 ⓘ
yearOfFirstPublication	1799 ⓘ

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Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" → alsoKnownAs → Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" ⓘ

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