D 950

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D 950 is Franz Schubert’s expansive and deeply expressive Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major, one of his final and most celebrated works for solo piano.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition
piano sonata
solo piano work
catalogNumber D 960
commonRecordingType solo piano recording
composer Franz Schubert NERFINISHED
composerLifePeriod composed in the last year of Schubert’s life
compositionPlace Vienna NERFINISHED
compositionYear 1828
countryOfOrigin Austria
dedication none (not dedicated in first edition)
durationApproximate 40–45 minutes
endingKey B-flat major
expressiveCharacter deeply expressive
expansive
firstPublication posthumous
genre sonata
hasThemeType contrasting second subject
lyrical first subject
instrument piano
isAmong Schubert’s final piano works
Schubert’s most celebrated piano sonatas
key B-flat major
language instrumental
movement I. Molto moderato
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza
IV. Allegro ma non troppo
musicalEra Romantic
notableFeature expansive first movement
extended sonata form structures
lyrical slow movement
use of rich harmonic modulation
numberOfMovements 4
opusNumber posth.
performanceMedium concert performance
period late Schubert NERFINISHED
reception highly regarded in the piano repertoire
relatedWork Piano Sonata in A major, D 959 NERFINISHED
Piano Sonata in C minor, D 958 NERFINISHED
scoring solo piano
set Schubert’s last three piano sonatas
structure four-movement sonata
style late Classical–early Romantic
title Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major NERFINISHED
tonalCenter B-flat major
workNumberInSet 3

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