THE HARPSICHORD AS AN AESTHETIC LEGACY OF BEETHOVENS EARLY PIANO SONATAS

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dc.coverageSTUDIA UBB MUSICA, Volume 70 (LXX), Special Issue 4, December 2025, pp. 29-43, DOI: 10.24193/subbmusica.2025.spiss4.02en-US
dc.creatorICHIM, Diana
dc.creatorDRĂGULIN, Stela
dc.date2025-12-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-21T20:21:16Z
dc.descriptionThis article highlights the significance of the harpsichord and fortepiano in Beethovens early sonatas (in particular Op. 2), composed during a period of transition between the two instruments. The fortepianos lighter mechanism and broader dynamic range enabled Beethoven to explore expressive contrasts and articulations not possible on the harpsichord. However, the harpsichords Baroque heritage remains evident in his harmonic language and ornamentation. Features such as trills, mordents, and clear vocal lines reference the harpsichord tradition, even as they are reinterpreted through the fortepianos capabilities. This duality gives the early sonatas a hybrid identity, bridging Baroque idioms and the emerging Classical style. These works serve as a link between two musical eras, with both instruments marking a language in transformation.en-US
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dc.identifierhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/9910
dc.identifier10.24193/subbmusica.2025.spiss4.02
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14637/2473
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBabeș-Bolyai University / Cluj University Pressen-US
dc.relationhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/9910/9555
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2025 Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Musicaen-US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en-US
dc.sourceStudia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Musica; Volume 70, Special Issue 4, December 2025; 29-43en-US
dc.source2065-9628
dc.source1844-4369
dc.source10.24193/subbmusica.2025.spiss4
dc.subjectBeethovenen-US
dc.subjectharpsichorden-US
dc.subjectpianoforteen-US
dc.subjectsonataen-US
dc.subjectClasicismen-US
dc.subjectauthenticityen-US
dc.titleTHE HARPSICHORD AS AN AESTHETIC LEGACY OF BEETHOVENS EARLY PIANO SONATASen-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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