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Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1: I. Andante
Ludwig van Beethoven (1,770–1,827)
Key G minor
Style Classical
Roughly RCM 7 · ABRSM 6 · Trinity 6–7 · Henle 4
Focus sonata form, minor cantabile
What its lesson teaches
Study the first movement of Beethoven’s Sonata in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1. First reduce its left-hand harmony to block chords, changing chords wherever the harmony changes, then play the written accompaniment and hear how its dominant sevenths, four-note chords, lead to the next harmony by small steps. At the keyboard: connect four-note chords with small movements.
Technique G harmonic minor scale, hands together, 2 octaves D major cadence in four-note chords (I–IV–V7–I), hands together
The other lesson pieces of Level 7
Invention No. 3 in D major, BWV 774 Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo Invention No. 7 in E minor, BWV 778 Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor), WoO 59 Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4 Autumn Circle Etude Invention No. 8 in F major, BWV 779 Invention No. 11 in G minor, BWV 782 La huérfana, Op. 1 No. 9 Lullaby (Berceuse), Op. 109 No. 7
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