Monday, November 9, 2009

Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement

So, practicing the piano, as of now I am trying to improve a piece I used to play known as the Sonata in G Minor by Beethoven. You can listen to the piece >here. As nice as this piece is, it is known as one of Beethoven's two "easy sonatas" (easy by Sonata standards, not overall piano standards) made primarily for teaching purposes. So, I really wanted to play something more serious and interesting. I have considered for some diversity to try another composer like Chopin. However, I ended up settling on Beethoven once again. So, behold, one of the coolest piano pieces I have ever heard.
Beethoven's less famous 3rd movment Moonlight Sonata. I've already printed out the sheet music, and let me just say my hands, especially my right hand will probably have grow some new muslces. The piece is classified as "Presto", out of about 20 tempo speed classifications this is the 2nd fastest (the fastest being "Prestissimo") with metronome speeds of 168-200 beats per minute. So, as soon the sorness in my arm is gone, I'll get right back to studying it.

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