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
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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
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expansive ⓘ |
| firstPublication | posthumous ⓘ |
| genre | sonata ⓘ |
| hasThemeType |
contrasting second subject
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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
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II. Andante sostenuto ⓘ III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza ⓘ IV. Allegro ma non troppo ⓘ |
| musicalEra | Romantic ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
expansive first movement
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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
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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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