Violin Sonata No. 7 (Beethoven)
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The Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor
by Ludwig van Beethoven
, the second of his opus
30 set, was composed between 1801 and 1802, published in May 1803, and dedicated to Tsar Alexander I of Russia
. It has four movements
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Characteristic of Beethoven, the development section contains a theme not found in the exposition (this happens in earlier compositions such as the fourth violin sonata
also)
The second movement was originally sketched out in G major before taking its current form .
The autograph to the sonata turned up in a collection built up by H. C. Bodmer in Zurich, discovered in the mid-20th century .
The work takes approximately 26 minutes to perform.
C minor
C minor is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. The harmonic minor raises the B to B. Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with naturals and accidentals as necessary.Its key signature consists of three flats...
by Ludwig van Beethoven
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...
, the second of his opus
Opus number
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...
30 set, was composed between 1801 and 1802, published in May 1803, and dedicated to Tsar Alexander I of Russia
Alexander I of Russia
Alexander I of Russia , served as Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825 and the first Russian King of Poland from 1815 to 1825. He was also the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland and Lithuania....
. It has four movements
Movement (music)
A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession...
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- Allegro con brio
- Adagio cantabile
- ScherzoScherzoA scherzo is a piece of music, often a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony or a sonata. The scherzo's precise definition has varied over the years, but it often refers to a movement which replaces the minuet as the third movement in a four-movement work, such as a symphony, sonata, or...
: Allegro - Finale: Allegro; Presto
Characteristic of Beethoven, the development section contains a theme not found in the exposition (this happens in earlier compositions such as the fourth violin sonata
Violin Sonata No. 4 (Beethoven)
The Violin Sonata No. 4 of Ludwig van Beethoven in A minor, his Opus 23, was composed in 1801, published in October that year, and dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries. It followed by one year the composition of his first symphony, and was originally meant to be published alongside Violin Sonata No....
also)
The second movement was originally sketched out in G major before taking its current form .
The autograph to the sonata turned up in a collection built up by H. C. Bodmer in Zurich, discovered in the mid-20th century .
The work takes approximately 26 minutes to perform.
External links
- Recording by Corey Cerovsek, violin and Paavali Jumppanen, piano from the Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner MuseumThe Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum or Fenway Court, as the museum was known during Isabella Stewart Gardner's lifetime, is a museum in the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, located within walking distance of the Museum of Fine Arts and near the Back Bay Fens...
- this is for the Allegro con brio - this is for the Finale