piano sonata

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piano
noun[C or U]
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/piˈæn.əʊ/us
/piˈæn.oʊ/
a large musical instrument with a row of black and white keys that are pressed to ...
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sonata
noun[C]
uk
/səˈnɑː.tə/us
/səˈnɑː.t̬ə/
a piece of music in three or four parts, either for a piano or for another instrument, such as a violin, sometimes also with ...
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His first published works were a set of three piano sonatas in 1804.
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His early works are predominantly piano sonatas, songs and piano concertos.
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He has written solo, chamber, choral and orchestral works, among them 3 string quartets, 5 piano sonatas and 8 symphonies.
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His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 concertos for piano, 32 piano sonatas, and 16 string quartets.
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Among his compositions are organ concertos, piano sonatas, and various sonatas and other pieces for the mandolin.
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Although he had surely found the way to write a convincing twelve-notepianosonata, the discovery apparently corresponded with his loss of interest in the genre.
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These lessons resulted in the composition of apianosonata, some character pieces, and a few transcriptions.
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It has inspired hikes, climbs, journal narratives, paintings, and apianosonata.
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I work a great deal, but even without distraction he had considerable difficulty in composing his firstpianosonata, especially concerning its form.
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His compositions also include apianosonata, chamber symphony and chamber music among others.
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His classical works also included a piano concerto, a string quartet, and apianosonata.
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The piece was composed shortly after his onlypianosonatawas completed that same summer.
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When he wrote thispianosonata, the genre was seen by many to be past its heyday.
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The term "sonata" was increasingly applied to either a work for keyboard alone (seepianosonata), or for keyboard and one other instrument, often the violin or cello.
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He added at least one piano concerto and three solo piano sonatas to his portfolio, soon after a sonata for piano duet.
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The 1973 edition of hispianosonatamisspells the term modus lascivus on the cover, copyright, and title pages, putting the s and c in reverse order.
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He wrote some 200 solo piano sonatas, about 50 sonatas for other instruments with piano accompaniment, 9 piano concertos, and chamber music.
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Unusual for piano sonatas of this time period, the sonata is in five movements.
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His student compositions included five drafts for piano sonatas.
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He recorded the complete collection of their piano sonatas.
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