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Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59
This guide follows Beethoven’s Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise” (1810) in one part.
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Follow all 5 sections as they play
0:01–3:24
The (A) opens the piece with that quiet rocking figure and comes back after each . The first (B) moves to the brighter of F major and ends with quick running notes. The second (C) stays in A minor over a long held bass note and finishes with a firm . Just before the last the music stops completely, for the only in the piece. A rising arpeggio (broken chord) and a long falling scale then lead back to the tune.
- A
- B
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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