The E Major Sonata of Haydn
is dated around 1776. Most of the first movement has a two-part texture. The
descending motive in the opening measures is immediately repeated an octave
lower. The development derives from the motives of the exposition, and features
triplet scale figures. The Allegretto is a two-part song in b minor with
a long languorous melody in the right hand accompanied by a walking figure in
the bass. The Finale is a Theme & Variations based on a perky melody
with increasingly complex figurations added throughout the various
transformations.
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Sonata in E Major, Hob: XVI/31
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Sonata in E Major, Hob. XVI/31 Franz Joseph Haydn
The E Major Sonata of Haydn is dated around 1776. Most of the first movement has a two-part texture. The descending motive in the opening measures is immediately repeated an octave lower. The development derives from the motives of the exposition, and features triplet scale figures. The Allegretto is a two-part song in b minor with a long languorous melody in the right hand accompanied by a walking figure in the bass. The Finale is a Theme & Variations based on a perky melody with increasingly complex figurations added throughout the various transformations.
(Program notes by Karen Knowlton)
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