Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78
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Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78 is a brief, lyrical two-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1809 and sometimes nicknamed the "À Thérèse" Sonata.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano sonata ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 24
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Beethoven Piano Sonata Op. 78 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Beethoven’s middle-period piano sonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 78 ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Beethoven piano sonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
brief
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lyrical ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| compositionDecade | 1800s ⓘ |
| compositionForm | sonata form (first movement sections) ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1809 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria (Habsburg monarchy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Therese von Brunsvik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| durationApproximate | about 8 minutes ⓘ |
| era | Classical era ⓘ |
| firstMovementTempoMarking | Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo ⓘ |
| followedBy | Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWork | Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Classical period piano sonata ⓘ |
| hasNickname | À Thérèse Sonata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | F-sharp major ⓘ |
| keySignature | F-sharp major ⓘ |
| languageOfNickname | French ⓘ |
| movement |
Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo
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Allegro vivace ⓘ |
| movementCount | 2 ⓘ |
| nickname | À Thérèse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
one of Beethoven’s shortest piano sonatas
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two-movement structure instead of the more common three or four ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 78 ⓘ |
| period | middle period of Beethoven ⓘ |
| placeInBeethovenPianoSonatas | 24th published piano sonata ⓘ |
| precededBy | Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| secondMovementTempoMarking | Allegro vivace ⓘ |
| style | Classical with early Romantic elements ⓘ |
| texture | predominantly homophonic ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | F-sharp major ⓘ |
| workNumber | No. 24 ⓘ |
| workType | solo instrumental work ⓘ |
| writtenFor | pianists ⓘ |
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