jan 1, 1765 - Sonata in A Major, H. 186, Wq. 55/4: Mvt. 2, Poco adagio (NAWM 114)
Description:
Composer: CPE BachGenre: Keyboard Sonata
Style in the Second Movement:
Empfindsam (emotional) Style - The ornamentation helps to lend to a wistful mood, as if the player is reluctant to move on without lingering. The rhythm is constantly changing, giving it an unpredictable, restless quality.
Galant Style - Texture is an expressive melody over light accompaniment.
Form:
The second movement uses a binary form variant. Like sonata form without the development, the movement has two large sections but no section repetitions typical of binary form.
Begins in F# minor and then modulates to A major. The beginning returns in F# minor, and the previously A major section remains in F# minor, ending with a concluding coda.
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Date:
jan 1, 1765
Now
~ 260 years ago