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A 15 page research paper that offers a movement by movement musical analysis of Beethoven's Sonata in E major, opus 109. The writer briefly discusses the circumstances that prompted the composition and how it relates to other works; however, the primary emphasis on is musical analysis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Beethoven could now focus all of his attention on the young man who was the center of all his affection, as well as his hope for the future (Cooper, 1970).
The sunny and relaxed mood of the E major sonata, opus 109, which was composed at this time seems to express Beethovens satisfaction and relief over this satisfactory conclusion of
his suit to become his nephews guardian (Cooper, 1970). The E major sonata is overwhelming lyrical in nature and free from construction. At this point in his life, Beethovens
expertise achieved a new conciseness, a new "flexibility," which is beautifully displayed in the last of his sonatas, of which opus 109 is a part (Matthews, 1967). Opus 109 (E
major), Opus 110 (A flat major) and Opus 111 (C minor) were written, as their numbers suggest, one after the other (Behrend, 1978). Opus 109 is dedicated to Maximilliane Bbrentano,
a young woman who appears to have meant a great deal to Beethoven (Behrend, 1978). Daughter of a Frankfurt merchant, Franz Brentano, was an intimate and sympathetic friend, so Behrend
(1978) interprets the dedication as a sign of affection directed primarily towards her parents. 109, 110 and 111 are the last three sonatas that Beethoven wrote. These last sonatas
do not cater to the traditional order of events, as the weight and distribution of the various sections is unique (Matthews, 1967). Opus 109, for example, ends with a slow
movement in variation-form and, thus, continues a mood of tranquility that would have been shattered by a conventional finale. One famous critic states that the whole work is rather
like "a single movement in several phrases" than a sonata in conventional form (Cooper, 1970, p. 177). When Beethoven composed opus 109, he had already completed op. 106 and
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