Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1

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Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 is an early, dramatic keyboard work by Ludwig van Beethoven noted for its intensity, concision, and foreshadowing of his later, more mature style.

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instanceOf piano sonata ⓘ
solo piano work ⓘ
approximateCompositionEnd 1798 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStart 1796 ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 10/1 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
cycle Op. 10 piano sonatas ⓘ
dedication Anna Margarete von Browne ⓘ
formFirstMovement sonata form ⓘ
formSecondMovement ternary-like slow movement ⓘ
formThirdMovement sonata-rondo-like ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
keyboard music ⓘ
historicalContext Classical period ⓘ
influencedBy Joseph Haydn ⓘ
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
key C minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movement I. Allegro molto e con brio ⓘ
II. Adagio molto ⓘ
III. Finale: Prestissimo ⓘ
movementCount 3 ⓘ
notableFeature economical thematic development ⓘ
strong dynamic contrasts ⓘ
use of C minor as a dramatic key ⓘ
notedFor concision ⓘ
foreshadowing Beethoven’s mature style ⓘ
intensity ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 10 No. 1 ⓘ
period early period of Beethoven ⓘ
placeOfComposition Vienna ⓘ
positionInCycle first of three sonatas in Op. 10 ⓘ
publicationDate 1798 ⓘ
publisher E. Artaria & Co. ⓘ
linked to: Artaria & Co.
relatedWork Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3 ⓘ
style concise ⓘ
dramatic ⓘ
tempoMarkingFirstMovement Allegro molto e con brio ⓘ
tempoMarkingSecondMovement Adagio molto ⓘ
tempoMarkingThirdMovement Prestissimo ⓘ
tonalCenterFirstMovement C minor ⓘ
tonalCenterSecondMovement A-flat major ⓘ
tonalCenterThirdMovement C minor ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration about 17 minutes ⓘ
workNumber Piano Sonata No. 5 ⓘ

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Beethoven piano sonatas → hasPart → Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 → followedBy → Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2 → hasOpusGroupCompanionWork → Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 ⓘ
Countess Anne Margarete von Browne → dedicateeOf → Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 ⓘ
linked to: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1