Tempest Sonata

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Tempest Sonata is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous piano sonatas, renowned for its dramatic, stormy character and innovative structure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
piano sonata ⓘ
approximateCompositionYears 1801–1802 ⓘ
associatedWith Beethoven’s Op. 31 sonata trilogy ⓘ
catalogNumber Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 ⓘ
commonlyPerformedBy concert pianists ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
compositionPeriod middle period of Beethoven ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria (composed in Vienna) ⓘ
difficultyLevel advanced piano repertoire ⓘ
eraOfComposer Classical and early Romantic ⓘ
famousFor dramatic, stormy character ⓘ
expressive contrasts between movements ⓘ
innovative structure ⓘ
firstMovementKey D minor ⓘ
firstMovementTempo Largo – Allegro ⓘ
genre Classical period piano sonata ⓘ
hasForm slow movement (second movement) ⓘ
sonata form (first movement) ⓘ
sonata-rondo-like form (third movement) ⓘ
includedIn standard piano recital repertoire ⓘ
influencedBy Beethoven’s evolving middle-period style ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
key D minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movementCount 3 ⓘ
nickname Tempest ⓘ
notableCharacteristic dramatic silences and pauses ⓘ
exploration of the lower register of the piano ⓘ
frequent use of arpeggiated figures ⓘ
high emotional intensity ⓘ
strong dynamic contrasts ⓘ
numberInSeries 17 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 31 No. 2 ⓘ
partOf Beethoven piano sonatas ⓘ
period Classical era ⓘ
relatedWork Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 ⓘ
secondMovementKey B-flat major ⓘ
secondMovementTempo Adagio ⓘ
structureFeature contrasting slow introduction and fast main section in first movement ⓘ
innovative use of recitative-like passages ⓘ
unconventional treatment of sonata form ⓘ
style dramatic ⓘ
stormy ⓘ
thirdMovementKey D minor ⓘ
thirdMovementTempo Allegretto ⓘ

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Appassionata → relatedWorkByComposer → Tempest Sonata ⓘ
Waldstein Sonata → relatedWorkByComposer → Tempest Sonata ⓘ