Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11

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Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11 is a large-scale Romantic piano sonata by Robert Schumann, noted for its passionate intensity and innovative, symphonic approach to piano writing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
piano sonata ⓘ
approximateCompositionEndYear 1835 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStartYear 1832 ⓘ
belongsToCatalogue Schumann piano works ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 11 ⓘ
composer Robert Schumann ⓘ
compositionPeriod circa 1832–1835 ⓘ
containsQuotation theme associated with Clara Wieck ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo Clara Wieck ⓘ
linked to: Clara Schumann
finaleCharacter dramatic and virtuosic ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1836 ⓘ
genre Romantic piano sonata ⓘ
hasKeySignature three sharps ⓘ
hasNickname “Clara” Sonata ⓘ
hasProminentUseOf complex rhythms ⓘ
contrapuntal textures ⓘ
motivic development ⓘ
wide dynamic contrasts ⓘ
hasThematicTransformation true ⓘ
influencedBy Beethoven’s piano sonatas ⓘ
early Romantic idiom ⓘ
key F-sharp minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movement Aria ⓘ
Finale. Allegro un poco maestoso ⓘ
Introduzione. Un poco adagio – Allegro vivace ⓘ
Scherzo e Intermezzo ⓘ
notedFor innovative piano writing ⓘ
passionate intensity ⓘ
symphonic approach to piano texture ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
openingMovementForm sonata form with slow introduction ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 11 ⓘ
originalTitle Sonate für das Pianoforte Nr. 1 fis-Moll, Op. 11 ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
placeOfComposition Leipzig ⓘ
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ
requires advanced piano technique ⓘ
scoredFor solo piano ⓘ
secondMovementCharacter lyrical aria ⓘ
style Romantic ⓘ
thirdMovementCharacter scherzo with contrasting intermezzo ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration about 30 minutes ⓘ
usesCyclicForm true ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput first published piano sonata by Robert Schumann ⓘ

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Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 → relatedWorkByComposer → Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11 ⓘ
Scherzo e Intermezzo → partOf → Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11 ⓘ
Scherzo e Intermezzo → movementOf → Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11 ⓘ
Introduzione: Un poco adagio – Allegro vivace → partOf → Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11 ⓘ
Sonata in F-sharp minor → title → Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11 ⓘ
Schumann piano works → notableWork → Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11 → originalTitle → Sonate für das Pianoforte Nr. 1 fis-Moll, Op. 11 ⓘ
linked to: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11