Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo

Ludwig van Beethoven (1,770–1,827)

Key: G major
Style: Classical
Level: Level 7
Roughly: RCM 7 · ABRSM 6 · Trinity 6–7 · Henle 4
Lesson: 7.2 Map a sonata exposition
Musicianship: 7.2 Sevenths in a progression
Focus: triplet figuration, sonata form

What its lesson teaches

7.2 Map a sonata exposition

Study the first movement of Beethoven’s Sonata in G, Op. 49 No. 2. Map its exposition: the first theme in G, the second theme in D, the dominant, from bar 21, and the repeat sign; then find where the opening returns in G. At the keyboard: transpose a short opening motif.

Ideas: Sonata form
Binary form
Theory cards: Sonata form
Technique: G major scale, hands separately, 2 octaves

Edition and licence

Score: Mutopia Project · public domain

Sonata No. 20 (1st Movement: Allegro, ma non troppo)

Typeset by Stelios Samelis.

Public Domain

Source: https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=776

Licence: Public Domain (Mutopia Project licensing: https://www.mutopiaproject.org/legal.html)

Adapted by Musalea: converted to MusicXML and prepared for interactive practice.

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Autumn Circle Etude, written for the Method
Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1: I. Andante, Ludwig van Beethoven
Invention No. 8 in F major, BWV 779, Johann Sebastian Bach
Invention No. 11 in G minor, BWV 782, Johann Sebastian Bach
La huérfana, Op. 1 No. 9, Enrique Granados
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