Date
1799
Genre
Classical
Piano Sonata
Instruments
Solo piano
Structure
Slow introduction
Sonata form (exposition, development, recapitulation)
Tonality
C minor (E flat major, G minor, E minor) F minor, E flat minor
Melody
Motifs, sequences, periodic phrasing, chromaticism, ornaments (mordents, trills) acciacatura’s
Tempo
Grave; Allegro molto e con brio
Metre
4/4;
2/2
Rhythm
Dotted short note lengths, syncopation, constant quavers
Texture
Homophonic (chordal and melody + accompaniment).
Some monophony.
Murky bass
Harmony
Imperfect and perfecet cadences, dominant pedal, diminished 7ths
Dynamics/Effects
pp/p/ff/sfz/crescendo + diminuendo