Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia"
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Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia" is a four-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven noted for its unconventional, fantasia-like structure and lyrical character.
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| Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano sonata ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | Quasi una fantasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionEnd | 1801 ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStart | 1800 ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Hess 13 (alternative cataloguing sometimes used) ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Princess Josephine von Liechtenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Classical period piano sonata ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueEntry | Beethoven-Werkverzeichnis (Biamonti and other catalogues) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Classical era ⓘ |
| influenced | later Romantic piano sonata writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Classical sonata tradition ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movement |
Adagio con espressione (third movement)
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Allegro molto e vivace (second movement) ⓘ Allegro vivace – Tempo I – Allegro vivace (fourth movement) ⓘ Andante – Allegro – Andante (first movement) ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fantasia-like overall design
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lyrical character ⓘ unconventional sonata structure ⓘ use of attacca transitions between movements ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 27 No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | middle of Beethoven's early period ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| published | 1802 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cappi (Vienna) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor | solo piano ⓘ |
| sharesOpusWith | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | four movements played almost without interruption ⓘ |
| subtitleGivenByComposer | Sonata quasi una fantasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingFirstMovement | Andante – Allegro – Andante ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingFourthMovement | Allegro vivace ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingSecondMovement | Allegro molto e vivace ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingThirdMovement | Adagio con espressione ⓘ |
| title | Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 17 minutes ⓘ |
| usesForm |
fantasia-like continuous form
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modified sonata form ⓘ |
| workNumberInBeethovenPianoSonatas | 13 ⓘ |
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Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia"
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Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1
Sonata quasi una fantasia
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Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia"
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Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1