Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1128722 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Piacere Music Sheets. Classical,Instructional,Standards. Score. 5 pages. Piacere Music Sheets #726288. Published by Piacere Music Sheets (A0.1128722). Opus/Catalog Number: Op. 119, No. 1 Key/Tone: G Minor Movements/Sections: Allegretto Year/Date of Composition: 1822 Difficulty: Grade 7/12 (Intermediate) Obs.: This piece is one of Beethoven's shortest bagatelles. It was composed during Beethoven's mature period, when he was about 53 years old. It has the following musical form : Measures 1-16: Theme in the main key of G minor Measures 17-32: Contrasting section in the key of E flat Major Measures 33-36: Transition modulating back to G minor Measures 37-52: Theme returns, in G minor, with its second phrase slightly varied Measures 53-65: Codetta in G minor Measures 66-end: Conclusion in C minor, based on the first fragment of the theme, with an unusual ending on the dominant chord (G) of the key of C minor Obs.: There are some modifications to be noted: Measure 20: the autograph as well as the Clementi & Co. edition (London, 1823) have parallel Ab4-G4 on the first two beats of the right hand. In this arrangement you'll see F4-Eb4 as in the Sauer & Liedersdorf (Vienna, 1824) edition Measure 65: the autograph has a quarter rest on the first beat of the right hand, and the G5 on the second beat. The Vienna 1824 edition has G5 on the first beat and the rest on the second beat Measure 72: the Vienna 1824 edition and the Schlesinger edition show arpeggiations in both hands here, which do not appear in the autograph.
