Beethoven Basics
This is the year Beethoven was born.
What is 1770?
Classical sonatas were most often written for this solo instrument.
What is the piano?
The Moonlight Sonata was composed in this year.
What is 1801?
The first movement is marked “Adagio ______.”
What is sostenuto?
Sonatas are designed for one or two performers, allowing this kind of communication.
What is direct musical communication?
Beethoven was born in this German city.
What is Bonn?
Most classical sonatas have this many movements.
What is 3–4 movements?
Beethoven dedicated the Moonlight Sonata to this countess.
Who is Giulietta Guicciardi?
The second movement is described as light and gentle and marked with this tempo.
What is Allegretto?
Sonatas differ from this type of ensemble music, which involves group interaction.
What is chamber music?
At age 22, Beethoven moved to this musical capital.
What is Vienna?
These two composers are highlighted as key figures in the piano sonata repertoire.
Who are Mozart and Beethoven?
The nickname “Moonlight” was given by this poet after Beethoven’s death.
Who is Ludwig Rellstab?
The third movement uses this dramatic Classical form.
What is sonata‑allegro form?
Beethoven’s sonatas are valued for their individual expression within this Classical element.
What is classical form?
Beethoven began losing this sense in his twenties.
What is his hearing?
Sonatas were popular with amateurs at home and with these performers in concerts.
Who are composer‑performers?
Moonlight Sonata is part of this opus number.
What is Op. 27?
The first movement features this texture: melody with active accompaniment.
What is homophonic texture?
The presentation says formal expectations create this in Beethoven’s music.
What are power and passion?
This is the name of Beethoven’s only opera.
What is Fidelio?
A sonata is described in the presentation as this kind of musical interaction.
What is a conversation?
Beethoven labeled it “Sonata quasi una fantasia,” meaning it resembles this.
What is a fantasy?
The third movement is described with this stormy tempo marking.
What is Presto agitato?
The sonata is described as an intimate version of this broader musical idea.
What is a conversation?