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Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:49

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This guide follows Haydn’s Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:49 (1790) in three parts: Allegro (sonata form), Adagio e cantabile (theme and variations) and Finale: Tempo di Menuet (rondo).

Recording: Ronald Brautigam (piano)

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AnalysisComments
  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II e · Theme and variations
  3. III: · Rondo
ISonata form0:02–6:21

in E-flat major, in 3/4. Most ideas grow from the opening , even where a is marked. The builds to a tense on a four-note 'drum' rhythm, with extreme contrasts of . In the the first , then the and the . An expansive revisits the gentle and a lyrical idea.

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  2. :
II e Theme and variations6:25–14:07
III: Rondo14:14–18:33

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

At a glance

  1. I. AllegroSonata form · 6 min · 218 bars · quarter note ≈ 140 bpm
  2. II. Adagio e cantabileTheme and variations · 8 min · 134 bars
  3. III. Finale: Tempo di MenuetRondo · 4 min · 172 bars
Franz Joseph Haydn, Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:49, I. Allegro: first page of the score
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Questions

How long is Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:49?
About 19 min in this recording, in 3 movements: I 6 min, II 8 min and III 4 min.
What form are its movements in?
I: sonata form, II: theme and variations and III: rondo.
How fast is it played?
In this recording, measured from the score: I quarter note ≈ 140 bpm.
Is there a score of Franz Joseph Haydn's Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:49?
Yes, of I.

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Franz Joseph HaydnPiano sonatasClassical periodE-flat majorSonata formTheme and variationsRondo

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