Piano Sonata No. 2 in A-flat major, Op. 39
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in A-flat major, Op. 39 is a virtuosic early Romantic piano work by Carl Maria von Weber, noted for its brilliant keyboard writing and expressive contrasts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano sonata ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 39 ⓘ |
| characteristic | expressive contrasts ⓘ |
| composer | Carl Maria von Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Caroline von Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| form | sonata ⓘ |
| genre |
early Romantic music
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piano music ⓘ |
| harmonicLanguage | Romantic tonality with chromaticism ⓘ |
| hasExpressiveSlowMovement | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
first movement
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fourth movement ⓘ second movement ⓘ third movement ⓘ |
| hasVirtuosicPassages | true ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| isForSoloist | true ⓘ |
| key | A-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| mainThemeInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Allegro moderato
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II. Andante ⓘ III. Menuetto ⓘ IV. Rondo ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrasting lyrical and brilliant sections
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demanding passagework ⓘ wide dynamic range ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 39 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Sonate für das Pianoforte Nr. 2 As-dur, Op. 39 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | concert repertoire ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 24
NERFINISHED
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Piano Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 49 NERFINISHED ⓘ Piano Sonata No. 4 in E minor, Op. 70 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresSkillLevel | advanced pianist ⓘ |
| rhythmicCharacter | contrasting rhythmic figurations ⓘ |
| style |
brilliant keyboard writing
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virtuosic ⓘ |
| texture | predominantly homophonic ⓘ |
| tonality | major ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| workTitleNumber | 2 ⓘ |
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