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beethoven piano sonata in e flat major op 31 no 3
Piano sonata No. 18 ( Beethoven ) - wikipedia Piano sonata No. 18 ( Beethoven ) This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( February 2013 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) The Piano Sonata No. 18 in E ♭ major , Op. 31 , No. 3 , is a sonata for solo piano by Ludwig van Beethoven , the third and last of his Op. 31 piano sonatas . The work dates from 1802 . The sonata was given the nickname The Hunt by a third party due to one of its themes being reminiscent of a horn call . A playful jocularity is maintained throughout the piece . However , as with many of Beethoven 's early works , the ' jocular ' style can be heard as a facade , concealing profound ideas and depths of emotion . Roger Kamien has performed a Schenkerian analysis of facets of chords of the sonata . The sonata consists of four movements : Allegro : Beethoven 's progressive harmonic language is apparent from the very first chord of the piece ( 3rd inversion of the 11th on dominant B ♭ ) ; the stability of a tonic chord in root position is delayed until bar 8 . The expressive harmonic colour , coupled with the changes of tempi in the introduction ( 1 - 18 ) , creates an evocative opening , reminiscent of the improvisatory style of C.P.E. Bach 's piano sonatas . This opening cell is repeated extensively throughout the movement - at the start of the development ( 89 ) , in the recapitulation ( 137 ) , and also during the coda ( transposed into the subdominant A ♭ ( 220 ) , and then at its original pitch ( 237 ) ) . The codetta ( 33 - 45 ) explores the opening chord , but in a minor variation ( with a C ♭ , implying ii of E ♭ minor ) , even appearing in bar 36 in the exact spacing ( albeit with different spelling ) of the ' Tristan chord ' , written by Richard Wagner some 55 years later . Scherzo . Allegretto vivace : This scherzo is different from regular scherzos , as it is written in 2 / 4 time as opposed to 3 / 4 , and because it is in sonata form rather than ternary form . This was n't the first time Beethoven wrote a scherzo that was n't in ternary form ; the Op. 14 , No. 2 sonata has a scherzo , in rondo form , as its third movement . However , this movement still contains many characteristics of a scherzo , including unexpected pauses and a playful nature . The theme is in the right hand while the left hand contains staccato accompaniment . Menuetto . Moderato e grazioso : It is the most serious of the movements , with a sweet and tender nature presented in the piece . Both the minuet and the trio are presented in E ♭ major . Presto con fuoco : A very vigorous and rolling piece suspended by continuous , rollicking eighth notes in the bass , featuring tarantella rhythms . The form of the entire sonata is unusual because it does not have a slow movement . Adaptations ( edit ) Camille Saint - Saëns used the Trio section of the Menuetto as the theme for his 1874 Variations sur un thème de Beethoven , Op. 35 , for two pianos . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major description '' . AllMusic . Jump up ^ Kamien , Roger ( Summer 1998 ) . `` Primary Tone '' . The Journal of Musicology. 16 ( 3 ) : 379 -- 393 . doi : 10.1525 / jm. 1998.16. 3.03 a00060 . JSTOR 763997 . Jump up ^ Harding , Henry Alfred ( 1901 ) . Analysis of form in Beethoven 's sonatas . Novello . p. 37 . External links ( edit ) A lecture by András Schiff on Beethoven 's piano sonata op . 31 no . 3 For a public domain recording of this sonata visit Musopen Piano Sonata No. 18 : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project ( IMSLP ) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Piano Sonata No. 18 ( Beethoven ) . <Th_colspan="2"> Piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven Nos. 1 -- 10 ( Opp. 2 -- 14 ) No. 1 in F minor , Op. 2 , No. 1 No. 2 in A major , Op. 2 , No. 2 No. 3 in C major , Op. 2 , No. 3 No. 4 in E ♭ major , Op. 7 ( Grand Sonata ) No. 5 in C minor , Op. 10 , No. 1 No. 6 in F major , Op. 10 , No. 2 No. 7 in D major , Op. 10 , No. 3 No. 8 in C minor , Op. 13 ( Pathétique ) No. 9 in E major , Op. 14 , No. 1 No. 10 in G major , Op. 14 , No. 2 Nos. 11 -- 20 ( Opp. 22 -- 49 ) No. 11 in B ♭ major , Op. 22 No. 12 in A ♭ major , Op. 26 ( Funeral March ) No. 13 in E ♭ major , Op. 27 , No. 1 No. 14 in C ♯ minor , Op. 27 , No. 2 ( Moonlight ) No. 15 in D major , Op. 28 ( Pastoral ) No. 16 in G major , Op. 31 , No. 1 No. 17 in D minor , Op. 31 , No. 2 ( The Tempest ) No. 18 in E ♭ major , Op. 31 , No. 3 ( The Hunt ) No. 19 in G minor and No. 20 in G major , Op. 49 Nos. 21 -- 32 ( Opp. 53 -- 111 ) No. 21 in C major , Op. 53 ( Waldstein ) No. 22 in F major , Op. 54 No. 23 in F minor , Op. 57 ( Appassionata ) No. 24 in F ♯ major , Op. 78 ( À Thérèse ) No. 25 in G major , Op. 79 No. 26 in E ♭ major , Op . 81a ( Les adieux ) No. 27 in E minor , Op. 90 No. 28 in A major , Op. 101 No. 29 in B ♭ major , Op. 106 ( Hammerklavier ) No. 30 in E major , Op. 109 No. 31 in A ♭ major , Op. 110 No. 32 in C minor , Op. 111 Unnumbered ( WoO ) Three Piano Sonatas , WoO 47 Piano Sonata in C major , WoO. 51 ( fragmentary work ) Spurious / doubtful ( Anh . ) Sonatina in G major , Anh. 5 , No. 1 Sonatina in F major , Anh. 5 , No. 2 BNF : cb14818513z ( data ) GND : 300016735 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piano_Sonata_No._18_(Beethoven)&oldid=843732142 '' Categories : Piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven 1802 compositions Compositions in E-flat major Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2013 All articles needing additional references All accuracy disputes Articles with disputed statements from December 2017 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from December 2017 Works with IMSLP links Articles with International Music Score Library Project links Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Talk About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Français Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Українська 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 31 May 2018 , at 02 : 38 ( UTC ) . 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