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Piano Sonata in A-flat major, Hob. XVI:46

177013 min

This guide follows Haydn’s Piano Sonata in A-flat major, Hob. XVI:46 (1770) in three parts: Allegro moderato (sonata form), Adagio (sonata form) and Finale: Presto (sonata form).

Recording: Tiffany Poon (piano)

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Follow all 24 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III: · Sonata form
ISonata form0:01–7:09

in A-flat major. The themes are bright and clear: first , , . The scale is large, with fermatas between phrases and -like running passages for contrast. The has anxious, sometimes intense minor- stretches. A (the passage leading back to the home ) prepares the .

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IISonata form7:16–11:29
III: Sonata form11:30–13:03

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Franz Joseph HaydnPiano sonatasClassical periodA-flat majorSonata form

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