Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E, Op. 109

Name: Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E, Op. 109
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ISBN: 9780193153325

ISBN-10: 0193153327

ISBN-13: 9780193153325

Edition: 1995

Authors: Nicholas Marston

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In his thorough analytical study of Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E, Op. 109, Nicholas Marston suggests a unique way of understanding this important work. The book provides an exhaustive study of its sources and an analytical approach to the structure of the sonata itself. The source study is based on a complete transcritpion of all the surviving manuscript sources for the work; the book includes a large majority of the sketches, and parts of the autograph score. The introductory chapter reivews Heinrich Schenker's work on Op. 109. In Chapter 2 Beethoven's letters, conversation books, sketchbooks and other sources are used to build up a detailed picture of the progess of his work on the…

Book details

List price: $155.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/18/1995
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 286
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Editorial method in sketch transcriptions


Bar numbering for Op. 109


List of Examples


List of Tables


List of Figures


List of Plates


List of Abbreviations



Introduction



Beethoven in 1820: The Sources for the Piano Sonata, Op. 109



The Sketches for the First Movement



The Sketches for the Third-Movement Theme



The Second Movement: The First Phase



The Second Movement: The Continuity Drafts



Approaching the Variation Sketches



Plans for a Variation Set



Sketches for the Variations in the Final Version



Conclusion


Bibliography


Index