Sonata in F-sharp minor

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Sonata in F-sharp minor is the commonly used nickname for Robert Schumann’s Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11, a major early Romantic work for solo piano.

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Sonata in F-sharp minor canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition
piano sonata
approximateCompositionEndYear 1835
approximateCompositionStartYear 1832
associatedPerson Clara Schumann
catalogNumber Op. 11
composer Robert Schumann
compositionDecade 1830s
countryOfOrigin Germany
dedicatedTo Clara Wieck
linked to: Clara Schumann
difficultyLevel virtuosic
firstMovementKey F-sharp minor
fourthMovementKey F-sharp minor
genre piano sonata
hasCatalogueGrouping Schumann piano works
hasForm multi-movement sonata
hasKeySignature three sharps
hasMainThemeReference motivic links to Clara Wieck
hasMovement Aria
Finale: Allegro un poco maestoso
Introduzione: Un poco adagio – Allegro vivace
Scherzo e Intermezzo
hasStructuralFeature cyclical thematic connections between movements
hasTypicalDuration about 30 minutes
instrumentation solo piano
isEarlyWorkOf Robert Schumann
isMajorWorkInRepertoire Romantic piano repertoire
isPartOf Robert Schumann’s piano oeuvre
key F-sharp minor
languageOfTitle German
movementOrder Introduzione – Aria – Scherzo e Intermezzo – Finale
musicalPeriod Romantic
nickname Sonata in F-sharp minor
notableStyleCharacteristic complex piano writing
early Romantic expressiveness
lyrical themes
numberOfMovements 4
opusNumber Op. 11
secondMovementKey A major
thirdMovementKey F-sharp minor
title Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11
typicalPerformanceMedium concert performance
workNumberInSet 1

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Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11 nickname Sonata in F-sharp minor
Sonata in F-sharp minor nickname Sonata in F-sharp minor