Piano Sonata No. 3 (Beethoven) - Structure

Structure

The sonata, in C major, consists of four movements:

  1. Allegro con brio, common time
  2. Adagio, 2/4 in E major
  3. Scherzo: Allegro, 3/4
  4. Allegro assai, 6/8

The first movement, marked con brio, contains numerous examples of demanding virtuoso pianistic techniques. It has a quasi-cadenza towards the end.

The final allegro assai movement includes upward runs, trills, sudden contrasts, and some use of the minor key.

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