| The Beethoven Moonlight Sonata is probably one of Beethoven's most
well known piano sonatas. It consists of 3 parts, the first, and
well known part, the second, adagio part, and the last part, which is
presto. I will talk about the first movement of The Beethoven
Moonlight Sonata, which is written in 4/4 time, and makes use of
triplets that a trained ear can easily hear. The Beethoven
Moonlight Sonata starts out with the left hand playing slow rolling
notes, in the minor. The right hand comes into play when the
melody begins, after the left hand finishes creating the mood of the
piece, which is dark and dreary. The Beethoven Moonlight Sonata
uses extremely great chord progressions, on top of an awesome melody
line, which is why this piece is so famous. The tone of the piece
stays about the same throughout the whole first movement. The
Beethoven Moonlight Sonata pretty much stays in the minor, with a few
exceptions that most people will never notice. Most people will
recognize the Moonlight Sonata, just after hearing the first few notes.
Why is this so noticeable, even though rolling chords are generic?
This is because Beethoven was an expert with chord progression, and
learned how to make use of the chord progression to his advantage.
The Beethoven Moonlight Sonata is memorable, not because of the melody,
but because of the great chord usage, with the nice melody to accompany
it. If you really think about it, the melody of the Beethoven
Moonlight Sonata is very simple, and without that left hand coming into
play, probably would sound boring. Toward the end of the Beethoven
Moonlight Sonata, the melody is heard in the left hand, while the right
hand plays the rolling triplets. The Beethoven Moonlight Sonata,
is an astonishing piece, and the first movement, is the best movement of
this sonata. |