Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 "Pastoral"
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Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 "Pastoral" is a lyrical and serene solo piano work by Ludwig van Beethoven, noted for its gentle, nature-evoking character and belonging to his middle-period sonatas.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piano sonata
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solo piano work ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionEndYear | 1801 ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStartYear | 1800 ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 25 minutes ⓘ |
| belongsToCycle | Beethoven piano sonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 28 ⓘ |
| character | nature-evoking ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | circa 1800–1801 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Joseph von Sonnenfels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Classical–early Romantic transition ⓘ |
| firstMovementKey | D major ⓘ |
| firstMovementTempoMarking | Allegro ⓘ |
| fourthMovementKey | D major ⓘ |
| fourthMovementTempoMarking | Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedBy | concert pianists ⓘ |
| genre |
Classical
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sonata ⓘ |
| hasFormInFirstMovement | sonata form ⓘ |
| hasFormInFourthMovement | rondo form ⓘ |
| hasFormInSecondMovement | ternary-like form ⓘ |
| hasFormInThirdMovement | scherzo and trio ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No._15_(Beethoven) ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | D major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| nickname | Pastoral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
pastoral character reminiscent of rustic scenes
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use of drone bass figures in the first movement ⓘ |
| notableRecordingRepertoire | standard piano repertoire ⓘ |
| numberInBeethovenPianoSonatas | 15 ⓘ |
| opusWithin | Beethoven Opus 28 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1801 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cappi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer | Symphony No. 6 in F major "Pastoral" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondMovementKey | D minor ⓘ |
| secondMovementTempoMarking | Andante ⓘ |
| structure | four-movement sonata form ⓘ |
| style |
lyrical
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serene ⓘ |
| thirdMovementKey | D major ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTempoMarking | Scherzo: Allegro vivace ⓘ |
| workOf | Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | middle period ⓘ |
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