Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1

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Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 is an early, dramatic keyboard work by Ludwig van Beethoven noted for its intensity, concision, and foreshadowing of his later, more mature style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf piano sonata
solo piano work
approximateCompositionEnd 1798
approximateCompositionStart 1796
catalogueNumber Op. 10/1
composer Ludwig van Beethoven
countryOfOrigin Austria
cycle Op. 10 piano sonatas
dedication Anna Margarete von Browne NERFINISHED
formFirstMovement sonata form
formSecondMovement ternary-like slow movement
formThirdMovement sonata-rondo-like
genre classical music
keyboard music
historicalContext Classical period
influencedBy Joseph Haydn NERFINISHED
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED
instrumentation solo piano
key C minor
languageOfTitle Italian
movement I. Allegro molto e con brio
II. Adagio molto
III. Finale: Prestissimo
movementCount 3
notableFeature economical thematic development
strong dynamic contrasts
use of C minor as a dramatic key
notedFor concision
foreshadowing Beethoven’s mature style
intensity
opusNumber Op. 10 No. 1
period early period of Beethoven
placeOfComposition Vienna NERFINISHED
positionInCycle first of three sonatas in Op. 10
publicationDate 1798
publisher E. Artaria & Co. NERFINISHED
relatedWork Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2 NERFINISHED
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3 NERFINISHED
style concise
dramatic
tempoMarkingFirstMovement Allegro molto e con brio
tempoMarkingSecondMovement Adagio molto
tempoMarkingThirdMovement Prestissimo
tonalCenterFirstMovement C minor
tonalCenterSecondMovement A-flat major
tonalCenterThirdMovement C minor
typicalPerformanceDuration about 17 minutes
workNumber Piano Sonata No. 5 NERFINISHED

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Beethoven piano sonatas hasPart Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1