Piano Sonatas
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Piano Sonatas are a series of large-scale, expressive works for solo piano by Frédéric Chopin that showcase his innovative Romantic style and virtuosic writing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piano sonata cycle
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series of musical compositions ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | Romantic piano music ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Polish musical nationalism ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Chopin’s opus catalog ⓘ |
| composer | Frédéric Chopin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionDate |
1837–1839 (No. 2)
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1844 (No. 3) ⓘ circa 1821 (No. 4, early) ⓘ circa 1827 (No. 1) ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4
NERFINISHED
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 NERFINISHED ⓘ Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 NERFINISHED ⓘ Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. posth. 8 (early sonata) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Countess Emilie de Perthuis (No. 2)
NERFINISHED
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Countess Émilie de Perthuis (No. 3, sometimes cited) NERFINISHED ⓘ Józef Elsner (No. 1) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor | Funeral March of Piano Sonata No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | piano sonata ⓘ |
| influenced | later Romantic piano sonata repertoire ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Classical sonata form
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Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano sonatas ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| keyOfWork |
B minor (No. 3)
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B-flat minor (No. 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ C minor (No. 1) ⓘ C minor (No. 4, early) ⓘ |
| languageOfTempoMarkings | Italian ⓘ |
| movementCount |
4 (No. 1)
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4 (No. 2) ⓘ 4 (No. 3) ⓘ 4 (No. 4, early) ⓘ |
| musicalPeriod | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
expressive character
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large-scale structure ⓘ virtuosic writing ⓘ |
| notableMovement | Funeral March (Marche funèbre) from Piano Sonata No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opusNumberOfWork |
Op. 35 (No. 2)
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Op. 4 (No. 1) ⓘ Op. 58 (No. 3) ⓘ Op. posth. 8 (No. 4, early) ⓘ |
| performancePractice | core part of concert piano repertoire ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Nohant and Paris (No. 3)
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Paris (No. 2) ⓘ Warsaw (No. 1) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | innovative Romantic style ⓘ |
| typicalDuration |
approximately 25–30 minutes (No. 2)
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approximately 25–30 minutes (No. 3) ⓘ |
| workType | solo piano works ⓘ |
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