Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 7
This guide follows Grieg’s Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 7 (1865) in four parts: Allegro moderato (sonata form), Andante molto, Alla Menuetto, ma poco più lento (minuet and trio) and Finale: Molto allegro (sonata form).
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Follow all 39 sections as they play
- I
- II
- III , ma
- IV:
. The agitated, declamatory opens with the notes E, B and G, which spell Grieg's initials (H is the German name for B), and the is repeated in octaves. A leads to the , and the writing often moves in call and response. The has three parts. The follows, then the , and the ends with the energy it began with.
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II 4:27–8:49
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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