Ludwig Van BEETHOVEN SONATA No. 1 Op. 2 No. 1 Analysis

                Ludwig  Van  BEETHOVEN

                   SONATA No. 1 Op. 2 No. 1

ALLEGRO

Exposition

m.m  1- 8 : The first theme in f minor and ends with Half Cadence

m.m 9-20: Transition part.  It is modulated from f minor to A flat Major which is relative major of  f minor

m.m 20-28: The second theme starts in the second beat of measure 20 and ends in the first beat of measure 28.  The second theme is in A flat major and at the end of his theme, there is a Half Caddence.

m.m 28- 41: Transition part. İt is in A flat major .  It starts in the second beat of measure 28 and ends in the first beat of measure 41.

m.m 41- 48: It is codetta part and stil in A flat major.  At the end of codetta there is a PAC

Development

m.m  49- 55: The first theme repeated with there are some differences  such as  measure 50 is repeated in measure 51 again. His theme ends in the first beat of 55 with HC. And it is A flat Major.

m.m  55- 63 : The second theme starts  in b flat minor and ends in the first beat of measure 63 with HC.

m.m 63- 100: His is transition part. In the half of measure 63 and its tonality is do minor. Between 63-67 , small part of the second theme is repeated in the left hand  then  measures 68- 71 little part of the second theme repeated again but this time the right hand has the melody. In measure 70, it modulates to  “b flat minor” and after that modulates to  “ A flat major” in the 71th measure then modulates to “f minör” in the 74th measure.

Recapitulation

m.m 101-108: The first theme is repeated in the tonic and there is a HC at the end of the theme and at the end of the 108th measure there is a HC.

m.m 109-118: This is transition part. It is 8 measure long and in f minor.

m.m 120- 127: The second theme is repeated . It is in f minor and there is a HC at the end of the theme.

m.m 128- 140: It is transition part. There are 2 f minor scale in his part.

m.m 140- 152: Coda. It is in f minor and ends with the PAC

ADAGIO

Exposition

m.m 153- 161: The first theme in F major. It lasts 8 measures long. There is a PAC at the end.

m.m 162-184: There is a transition part. Measures 162- 169 contain some musical ideas from the first theme. ( in f minor). Measures  170- 174, these measures are kind of passing part. This part is in d minor which is relative minor of F major. Then in the 176th measure it modulates to C major which is  V of F major. It lasts until the 184th measure.

Recapitulation

m.m 185- 192: The first theme is repeated but there are some rhytmical changes. It is in F major and at the end of the theme, there is a PAC.

m.m 193- 200: Same musical ideas with measures 162-169 but there are some rhytmical changes. In F major

m.m 201- 208: Transition part. In F major . Mostly used V-I progression.

m.m 209- 213: Coda. In the 209th measure, there are lots of 32th notes and they present tonich chords .  At the end of the coda, the second movement finish with chords which are I-V-I (PAC)

MINUETTO

Minuet

m.m 214-227: The first theme is in f minor but in the 219th measure it modulates to A flat major which is relative major of f minor. It ends with IAC. At the end of the theme, there is a reprise . (14x14)

m.m 228- 253: Transition part. Between measures 228- 235, the first theme is represented again but his time harmonic progression is different and it modulates to f minor again in the 231th measure. This part has some varieties of the theme. At the end there is PAC

( theme lasts 28 measures long and the transition part lasts 27 measures. Theme part and transition part are nearly equal.)

Trio

m.m 254- 263: The first theme is  in F major. It lasts 10 measure long and ends with HC. It has reprise (10x10)

m.m 264- 286: Transition part. Measures 264- 279 are all about variation of the theme and then the 280th measure the theme is repeated.

PRESTISSIMO

Exposition

m.m 287- 294: The first theme which is in f minor and lasts 8 measure long, ends with HC.

m.m 295- 307: It is a transition part. Up to the 305th measure the first theme is varied. And also in the 299th measure, there is a modulation to c minor. Measures 306 and 307 are contains a scale which is c minor scale.

m.m 308- 315: The second theme begins which is in c minor. In the left hand there are triplets and that triplets contains the melody.

m.m 316- 335: There is a new melody who moves us to coda. The left hand plays octaves and the right hand plays triplets to accompany that octaves.

Throughouth the exposition part  triplets are  the most used rhytm. Sometimes the left hand has triole and the right hand has melody or vice versa and sometimes both of them have triplet.

In the 320th measure, there is a different melody but I think it is not a theme it is just a bridge that takes us to the end of the movement.

Eventually, in the 336th measure coda stars and it imitates the first movement.

In the second reprise it is modulated to A flat major.

Development

m.m 345- 354: There is a new melody but it is a little bit weird because now we are in development part . Development  part starts with A flat Major . Most of the time, the right hand plays some chords and the left hand play the melody.

m.m 355- 394: Up to the 394th measure, that new melody is represented in different shapes. 

m.m 395- 424: Between  these measures, the first part of the theme represented and again it is modulated to f minor. The left hand has triplets, the right hand has the melody.

Recapitulation

m.m 424- 431: The first theme is repeated in f minor.

m.m 432- 446: Transition part.  Variation of the first theme is presented and then,  measures 445- 446 there is af minor scale .

m.m 447- 474: The second theme is represented in f minor.

m.m 475- 481: Coda part. The left hand has some arpeggios and the right hand accompanies it with chords. At the end of the coda there is a PAC.