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From manuscript copies to published sonatas. Piano Sonata Hob. XVI:28, movement III is a sonata by Joseph Haydn from the Classical era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 7, an estimate.
- sonata
- Classical
- playful
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
The opening sounds like a conversation
Follow the opening refrain’s alternating lines as answering gestures.
The conversation gains finer motion
Recognise returning material as its rhythm grows finer on later appearances.
How to practise it
Alternating registers at the start; long high note with shorter low changes.
- Rehearse the four-note exchange as one pulse, leaving each entry in its own place.
- Keep the higher sound present through both low changes, without automatically reattacking or cutting it.
How hard is it
Level 7, estimated
Quick final-movement gestures demand evenness, crisp articulation and clear phrase endings.
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
