Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2

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Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2 is an early-period solo piano work by Ludwig van Beethoven, noted for its concise three-movement structure and witty, characterful writing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
piano sonata ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod circa 1796–1798 ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 10 No. 2 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
dedicationStatus often published with the same dedication as Op. 10 set ⓘ
firstMovementKey F major ⓘ
frequentlyRecordedBy classical pianists ⓘ
genre Classical period piano sonata ⓘ
hasCatalogueGrouping Beethoven piano sonatas ⓘ
hasForm sonata form (first movement) ⓘ
sonata-rondo elements (third movement) ⓘ
ternary-like form (second movement) ⓘ
hasMovement I. Allegro ⓘ
II. Allegretto ⓘ
III. Presto ⓘ
hasOpusGroupCompanionWork Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3 ⓘ
historicalContext Classical era Vienna ⓘ
influencedBy Joseph Haydn ⓘ
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
key F major ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movementCount 3 ⓘ
notableFeature contrasting darker middle movement in F minor ⓘ
humorous and playful outer movements ⓘ
three-movement layout without slow expansive movement ⓘ
numberInSeries 6 ⓘ
opus 10 ⓘ
originalTitle Sonata per pianoforte n. 6 in Fa maggiore, Op. 10 n. 2 ⓘ
partOf Op. 10 (Beethoven piano sonatas) ⓘ
periodInComposerCareer early period ⓘ
placeInBeethovenPianoSonataCycle early group of 32 piano sonatas ⓘ
scoredFor solo piano ⓘ
secondMovementKey F minor ⓘ
styleCharacteristic concise structure ⓘ
contrasting moods ⓘ
economical thematic writing ⓘ
witty character ⓘ
thirdMovementKey F major ⓘ
tonalCenter F major ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 13–15 minutes ⓘ
typicalUse concert performance ⓘ
piano pedagogy at advanced level ⓘ
workNumberWithinOpus 2 ⓘ
workType instrumental solo work ⓘ

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Beethoven piano sonatas → hasPart → Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2 → originalTitle → Sonata per pianoforte n. 6 in Fa maggiore, Op. 10 n. 2 ⓘ
linked to: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2
Op. 10 No. 3 → precededBy → Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 → relatedWork → Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2 ⓘ
Countess Anne Margarete von Browne → dedicateeOf → Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2 ⓘ
linked to: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2