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
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
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
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
serene
thirdMovementKey D major
thirdMovementTempoMarking Scherzo: Allegro vivace
workOf Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED
workPeriod middle period

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Beethoven piano sonatas hasPart Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 "Pastoral"