Beethoven Sonata Op.10 No.1 Analyse

BEETHOVEN SONATA Op.10 No.1

(Analyse of the fırst thirty measures)

First of all, we have to realise that this first thirty measures of the sonata is the exposition part. In this example, we can notice that this exposition part has some differences from what we have learned.

In my point of view, we can devide this section like the first eight measure is A, between ninth to twenty-first measures is B and from twenty-first to the thirtieth measures is A' .That means, it looks like an exposition part of small ternary form.

First measure- Eighth Measure: (A)

I would like to label this part "perioductional"(like sententional). It is not a real period, because how can we label an eight measure structure which has basic and contrasting ideas with half cadence at the end of the half of it and then again basic and contrasting ideas but not finishing with PAC. First two measures is basic idea and the third and the fourth is contrasting idea, therefore the first four measures is antecedent. We are in the tonic key till at the end of the fourth measure where we have V 4/3.

Consequent starts with vii fully dim.6/5 and it ends with the first inversion of tonic.This does not make any sense like PAC or IAC. This part carries all the other requirements of period but it has to finish with PAC.

Ninth to Twenty-First Measures : (B)

We can think that the ninth to the sixteeth measures create a sentence structure. Measures nine and ten are the basic idea, repeated exactly by following two measures. Measure thirteenth is the fragmentation (we can observe harmonic accelerations, as well) and measures fourteenth to sixteenth are the cadential idea ending