Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53
This guide follows Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 “Waldstein” (1804) in three parts: Allegro con brio (sonata form), Introduzione: Adagio molto (ternary form) and Rondo: Allegretto moderato (rondo).
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Quiet repeated chords in a nervous rhythm open the , with no melody for the first two . The rises and is then repeated a whole tone lower. The , a calm chordal marked e (sweetly and very smoothly), comes in E major, a third above the home rather than the expected G major. The starts in F major and moves through many keys. At the the in A major. The long recalls both themes.
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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