The Sonata for Organ, Op. 65

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:available_in digital format
sheet music format
gptkbp:characteristics lyrical melodies
rich harmonies
contrapuntal textures
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Felix_Mendelssohn
gptkbp:cultural_significance important work in organ repertoire
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of his sister
gptkbp:duration approximately 15 minutes
gptkbp:historical_context 19th century music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sonata for Organ, Op. 65
gptkbp:influenced later organ composers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Romanticism
German organ tradition
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Bach
gptkbp:inspired_by the works of J. S. Bach
gptkbp:instrumentation gptkb:organ
gptkbp:key A major
gptkbp:legacy performed regularly today
considered a staple of organ repertoire
influenced organ music education
gptkbp:notable_aspect thematic transformation
melodic development
structural coherence
gptkbp:notable_features dynamic contrasts
expressive phrasing
use of pedal
gptkbp:notable_recordings by Marie-Claire Alain
gptkbp:number_of_movements gptkb:3
gptkbp:part_of Mendelssohn's organ works
gptkbp:performed_at gptkb:concerts
church services
gptkbp:performed_by organists
gptkbp:performed_in concert halls
cathedrals
gptkbp:published 1861
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:C._F._Peters
gptkbp:recorded_by various artists
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Mendelssohn's_symphonic_works
gptkb:Mendelssohn's_choral_works
Mendelssohn's other organ sonatas
gptkbp:second_movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Andante
Allegro maestoso
gptkbp:style Romantic
gptkbp:year_composed 1845
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paul_Hindemith
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5