Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2
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Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2 is a relatively short, early-period piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, known for its lyrical charm and accessibility.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano sonata ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Easy Sonata in G major
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Leichte Sonate in G-Dur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 8–10 minutes ⓘ |
| belongsToCycle | Beethoven piano sonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 49 No. 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| composerStylePeriod | early Beethoven ⓘ |
| compositionDecade | 1790s ⓘ |
| compositionPeriodRelativeToComposer | early period ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| dedication | Countess Franziska von Brunsvik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficultyLevel | intermediate ⓘ |
| firstMovementKey | G major ⓘ |
| firstMovementTempoMarking | Allegro ma non troppo ⓘ |
| followsInOpus | Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
menuet-style second movement
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sonata-allegro first movement ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWorkNumbering | Hess 47 (early cataloguing) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| ISWC | T-801.232.972-3 ⓘ |
| key | G major ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementCount | 2 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Beethoven’s easier sonatas
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lyrical charm ⓘ |
| opusNumber | 49 ⓘ |
| period | Classical period ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1805 ⓘ |
| publishedAs | Op. 49 No. 2 ⓘ |
| publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondMovementKey | G major ⓘ |
| secondMovementTempoMarking | Tempo di Menuetto ⓘ |
| sonataNumber | 20 ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | G major ⓘ |
| usesForm |
minuet and trio form (second movement)
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sonata form (first movement) ⓘ |
| WikidataID | Q1897410 ⓘ |
| workCharacteristic |
accessible
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didactic ⓘ lyrical ⓘ relatively short ⓘ |
| workNumberWithinOpus | 2 ⓘ |
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