Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
This guide follows Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69 (1808) in three parts: Allegro, ma non tanto (sonata form), Scherzo. Allegro molto (minuet and trio) and Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace (sonata form).
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Follow all 26 sections as they play
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- II.
- III –
The cello begins alone, with a broad, calm melody. The piano answers with a flourish like a (a showy passage) and then repeats the tune in octaves. A leads to the , where the two instruments weave their lines together. The works mainly on the . When that in the , the cello's melody is accompanied by flowing piano triplets. Then the begins.
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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