Piano Sonata in E-flat minor
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Piano Sonata in E-flat minor is a large-scale, virtuosic and structurally ambitious work for solo piano by French composer Paul Dukas, noted for its dense textures and symphonic character.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piano sonata
ⓘ
solo piano work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sonate pour piano en mi bémol mineur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 40 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French piano repertoire
ⓘ
fin-de-siècle music ⓘ |
| catalogueStatus | one of Paul Dukas's major works ⓘ |
| characteristic |
dense textures
ⓘ
large-scale ⓘ structurally ambitious ⓘ symphonic character ⓘ virtuosic ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Dukas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | French ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Édouard Risler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficulty | very high ⓘ |
| form | multi-movement sonata ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasStructuralFeature |
cyclical thematic relationships
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symphonic development of themes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
César Franck
NERFINISHED
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Franz Liszt NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | E-flat minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movement |
first movement
ⓘ
fourth movement ⓘ second movement ⓘ third movement ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| notability | considered one of the most demanding French piano sonatas ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex counterpoint
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extended formal design ⓘ orchestral sonority on the piano ⓘ |
| performanceContext | concert repertoire ⓘ |
| period | late 19th century ⓘ |
| premiereType | public concert performance ⓘ |
| publisher | Durand (publisher) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
advanced technical skill
ⓘ
high interpretive depth ⓘ |
| style | late-Romantic ⓘ |
| texture |
polyphonic
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thick chordal writing ⓘ |
| tonalSystem | tonal with chromatic harmony ⓘ |
| workType | concert piece ⓘ |
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