Classical Composer: | Haydn, Franz Joseph |
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Work: | Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Hob.XVII:6, "Un piccolo divertimento: Variations" |
Year Composed: | 1793 |
Instrumentation: | pf |
Publishers: |
Universal Edition G. Henle Verlag |
Duration: | 00:14:00 |
Period: | Classical (1750-1830) |
Work Category: | Instrumental |
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Haydn's Variations in F minor, Hob. XVII: 6, with the added title Sonata, Un piccolo Divertimento, were written in Vienna in 1793 for Barbara von Ployer, a pupil of Mozart and daughter of the Salzburg Court Agent in Vienna. The work was published in Vienna only in 1799, when it was dedicated to Baroness von Braun, wife of the director of the Vienna Court Theatres. These double variations start with the F minor theme, followed by a second theme in F major, the first of these then varied by syncopation, and the second with added trills. A rapid demisemiquaver version of the F minor theme follows with an F major variation of equal intricacy. The return of the F minor theme leads on to an extended section calling for some virtuosity, with considerable dynamic variety and a whispered ending in F major, spanning a wide range of the keyboard.
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