Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3

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Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 is a four-movement keyboard work by Ludwig van Beethoven, noted for its wit, rhythmic vitality, and departure from traditional sonata conventions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf keyboard work
piano sonata
approximateCompositionPeriod around 1802
belongsToRepertoire standard concert piano repertoire
catalogNumber Op. 31 No. 3 NERFINISHED
composer Ludwig van Beethoven
compositionDecade 1800s
countryOfOrigin Austria
cycle Opus 31 piano sonatas NERFINISHED
firstMovementKey E-flat major
firstMovementTempoMarking Allegro
fourthMovementKey E-flat major
fourthMovementTempoMarking Presto con fuoco
genre Classical period piano sonata
hasMovement first movement Allegro in E-flat major
fourth movement Presto con fuoco in E-flat major
second movement Scherzo – Allegretto vivace in C major
third movement Menuetto – Moderato e grazioso in A-flat major
instrumentation solo piano
key E-flat major
languageOfTitle Italian
movementCount 4
nickname The Hunt NERFINISHED
notedFor departure from traditional sonata conventions
rhythmic vitality
wit
numberOfMovements 4
opusNumber Op. 31 No. 3 NERFINISHED
period Classical period
placeOfComposition Vienna NERFINISHED
positionInCycle third sonata of Op. 31 set
publisher various 19th-century publishers
secondMovementKey C major
secondMovementTempoMarking Scherzo – Allegretto vivace
style early middle-period Beethoven
thirdMovementKey A-flat major
thirdMovementTempoMarking Menuetto – Moderato e grazioso
tonalCenter E-flat major
usesForm minuet and trio
rondo-like finale
scherzo
sonata form
WikidataID Q1897410
workNumber Piano Sonata No. 18 NERFINISHED

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Beethoven piano sonatas hasPart Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3