Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78

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Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78 is a brief, lyrical two-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1809 and sometimes nicknamed the "À Thérèse" Sonata.

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instanceOf musical composition
piano sonata
alsoKnownAs Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 24
Beethoven Piano Sonata Op. 78
belongsTo Beethoven’s middle-period piano sonatas
catalogNumber Op. 78
cataloguedIn Beethoven piano sonatas
character brief
lyrical
composer Ludwig van Beethoven
composerNationality German
compositionDecade 1800s
compositionForm sonata form (first movement sections)
compositionYear 1809
countryOfOrigin Austria (Habsburg monarchy)
linked to: Duchy of Austria
dedicatedTo Therese von Brunsvik
durationApproximate about 8 minutes
era Classical era
firstMovementTempoMarking Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo
followedBy Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79
followsWork Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57
genre Classical period piano sonata
hasNickname À Thérèse Sonata
linked to: À Thérèse
instrumentation solo piano
key F-sharp major
keySignature F-sharp major
languageOfNickname French
movement Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo
Allegro vivace
movementCount 2
nickname À Thérèse
notableFeature one of Beethoven’s shortest piano sonatas
two-movement structure instead of the more common three or four
opusNumber Op. 78
period middle period of Beethoven
placeInBeethovenPianoSonatas 24th published piano sonata
precededBy Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57
primaryInstrument piano
secondMovementTempoMarking Allegro vivace
style Classical with early Romantic elements
texture predominantly homophonic
tonalCenter F-sharp major
workNumber No. 24
workType solo instrumental work
writtenFor pianists

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Beethoven piano sonatas hasPart Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78
Beethoven's middle period hasWork Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78 alsoKnownAs Beethoven Piano Sonata Op. 78
linked to: Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78 alsoKnownAs Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 24
linked to: Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78