3. Satz aus der Sonate in G-Dur

Description

Jiří Antonín Benda (1722–1795) was a composer from Bohemia. He worked for many years at the court of Gotha in Germany, and wrote keyboard sonatas and smaller pieces in the style of the period of transition from the Baroque to the Classical. This is the third movement, the finale, of his Sonata in G major.

It is in G major and 2/4. It is written in a light, clear texture with a lucid melody and simple accompaniment. Rather than intricate contrapuntal lines, it divides roles clearly between a right-hand melody and a left-hand accompaniment, with the lightness typical of the pre-Classical style. Its range runs from D2 to B5, within a 61-key keyboard.

Rated intermediate, it lasts about 2 minutes 2 seconds with 463 notes in this data. The tasks are to play ornaments and quick notes in the melody clearly while keeping the lightness of 2/4, and to keep the left-hand accompaniment from becoming heavy. It also suits players who want a taste of the early Classical style before moving on to the sonatas of Mozart and Haydn. Check how melody and accompaniment are divided with the hand colours, and slow the playback to look at the finer details of the motion.

Sonatas across a range of instrumentations, including piano parts from violin sonatas, spanning Classical to Romantic styles.