Complete bagatelles for piano

Ludwig van Beethoven

Courier Corporation, Jan 1, 2008 - Music - 53 pages

Beethoven's bagatelles are short compositions written over the span of the composer's lifetime, from the early to the late periods. Ranging from easy to intermediate level, these popular pieces display a wide variety of moods and musical ideas and are favorites with students and accomplished pianists alike.
The Romantic era abounded in short compositions for piano: etudes, serenades, impromptus, and other miniatures. Beethoven's term for his refined little piano gems was Kleinigkeiten — "small things" — or bagatelles. Although the public expected symphonic abundance from a composer of his stature, Beethoven was reputed to take particular satisfaction in the challenge of distilling his musical ideas into a concentrated form. Reprinted from authoritative editions, this collection presents all 27 of the composer's bagatelles, including the well-loved "Für Elise."

Contents

• SEVEN BAGATELLES OP 33 COMPOSED 180102: 1
• ELEVEN BAGATELLES OP 119 COMPLETED 182022 FROM EARLIER SKETCHES: 21
• SIX BAGATELLES Op 126 COMPOSED 182324: 31
• BAGATELLE Für Elise WOO 59 COMPOSED 1810: 45

About the author

The triumphant genius of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) casts a long shadow over classical music -- no other composer of the past two centuries has exercised an influence more profound than his. A product of the classicist generation, he was the first of the Romantics, and his exhilarating works remain undiminished in their powers of enchantment.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Complete bagatelles for piano; Dover Music for Piano Series
• Author: Ludwig van Beethoven
• Publisher: Courier Corporation, 2008
• ISBN: 0486466132, 9780486466132
• Length: 53 pages
• Subjects: Music / Genres & Styles / Classical; Music / Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard