Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
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Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s late piano sonatas, renowned for its emotional depth, structural innovation, and expressive fusion of lyricism and counterpoint.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano sonata ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionEnd | 1822 ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStart | 1821 ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 110 ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| counterpointUse | prominent fugue in final movement GENERATED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| dedication | Maximilian Joseph Leidesdorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacter |
introspective
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tragic ⓘ transcendent ⓘ |
| firstMovementKey | A-flat major ⓘ |
| firstMovementTempo | Moderato cantabile molto espressivo ⓘ |
| firstMovementTitle | Moderato cantabile molto espressivo ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| historicalContext | composed during Beethoven’s deafness ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | A-flat major ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementCount | 3 ⓘ |
| notableAspect | fusion of lyricism and counterpoint ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrasting scherzo-like second movement
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integration of arioso and fugue ⓘ lyrical first movement ⓘ use of fugue in the final movement ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 31 ⓘ |
| opusSequence |
follows Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
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precedes Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Beethoven late piano sonatas
NERFINISHED
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Beethoven piano sonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | late Beethoven period ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1822 ⓘ |
| publisher | Schlesinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondMovementKey | F minor ⓘ |
| secondMovementTempo | Allegro molto ⓘ |
| secondMovementTitle | Allegro molto ⓘ |
| structuralInnovation | cyclical integration of movements ⓘ |
| style |
early Romantic
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late Classical ⓘ |
| thirdMovementKey | A-flat major ⓘ |
| thirdMovementSections |
Adagio ma non troppo
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Arioso dolente NERFINISHED ⓘ Fugue ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTitle | Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | about 18 minutes ⓘ |
| workNumberInBeethovenPianoSonatas | 31 of 32 ⓘ |
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