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From manuscript copies to published sonatas. Piano Sonata Hob. XVI:28, movement I is a sonata by Joseph Haydn from the Classical era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 7, an estimate.
- sonata
- Classical
- grand
History
Haydn grouped this sonata with five others under 1776 in his work catalogue. Copies circulated before Hummel published the set in 1778. The catalogue date does not establish when this individual movement was composed.
Sources
What to listen for
A brief pause interrupts the exposition
Notice the short Adagio pause and ornament within the exposition’s continuing route.
Both themes enter the development
Listen for material from both themes being reworked in the development.
Another pause appears on return
Compare the recapitulation’s brief pause with the interruption heard earlier.
How to practise it
Held beginning into a turning descent; a low climb beneath the descent.
- Sing the descending backbone first, then add its upward rebounds while preserving the longer beginning.
- Practise the low climb alone, then listen for both directions together without accelerating their contrary movement.
How hard is it
Active passagework and changing Classical textures need secure coordination and precise articulation.
About this piece
- Collection
- Sonata journeys
- Licence
- Public Domain
- Source
- mutopiaproject.org
More by Joseph Haydn
- Piano Sonata Hob. XVI:27, movement IILevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Piano Sonata in E minor, Hob. XVI:34, ILevel 7, estimatedWith Maestro
- Piano Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI:20, movement ILevel 8, estimatedWith Maestro
