I chose to write about Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14, the Moonlight Sonata, or the Sonata quasi una fantasia. ... The first movement of this sonata, played adagio sostenuto, is fairly widely known and is taught often in piano lessons. ... It is amazing to me that Beethoven could make the notes flow together so wonderfully, producing such a pleasing piece. ...
Most concertos where written for violin or piano. ... He includes dramatic three-octave melodic descents and additional demonstration of range against a thick but piano wind chord. ... Recapitulation The recapitulation begins with a clarinet rising scale which leads to a held solo note above a lead in, played by upper strings and bassoon. ...
It's interesting to note that in this great score, the free impressionism of Debussy is tempered with something like classic form. ... Debussy created many compositions for piano, from the rather conventional, "Pour le piano," to the austere Etudes. ...
