Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78
This guide follows Brahms’s Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 (1879) in three parts: Vivace ma non troppo (sonata form), Adagio and Allegro molto moderato.
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Follow all 19 sections as they play
- I
- II
- III
The opens softly (mezza voce, half voice) with a gently dotted in G major; that dotted rhythm is the seed of all three movements. A follows, and the is more lyrical but grows from the same . After the , a re- leads to the , with the back in its turn. Then the begins.
II8:54–16:19
III 16:40–23:30
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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