Piano Sonatas Nos. 13 - 14, Opus 27 (Beethoven)
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27 is a set of two piano sonata
s both entitled Quasi una Fantasia for their combination of freedom of form with sonata structure. They were written in 1801. For the individual sonatas see:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
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An Opus number , pl. opera and opuses, abbreviated, sing. Op. and pl. Opp. refers to a number generally assigned by composers to an individual composition or set of compositions on publication, to help identify their works...
27 is a set of two piano sonata
Piano sonata
A piano sonata is a sonata written for a solo piano. Piano sonatas are usually written in three or four movements, although some piano sonatas have been written with a single movement , two movements , five or even more movements...
s both entitled Quasi una Fantasia for their combination of freedom of form with sonata structure. They were written in 1801. For the individual sonatas see:
- Piano Sonata No. 13 (Beethoven)Piano Sonata No. 13 (Beethoven)Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No. 1, composed in 1800–1801, has four movements:#Andante - Allegro - Andante in ternary form, ABA...
(in E‐flat) - Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven)Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven)The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No. 2, by Ludwig van Beethoven, popularly known as the Moonlight Sonata , was completed in 1801...
(the Moonlight sonata, C‐sharp minor)