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Source : Sieben Bagatellen [Seven Bagatelles], Opus 33 (1802).
Although the French word Bagatelle means trifle, these short piano pieces were highly regarded by Beethoven.
Beethoven's Seven Bagatelles, Opus 33 were composed in 1802, when the composer was 32 years old, and are derived in part from previous sketches or earlier compositions.
This Bagatelle in E flat Major, Opus 33, No. 1 is one of Beethoven's best known bagatelles, and is a favorite among late-intermediate piano players.
It has the following Rondo form :
- M. 1-8 : Theme in E flat Major
- Mm. 9-24 : Contrasting section A still in E flat Major
- Mm. 25-32 : Theme returns, with its second phrase varied
- Mm. 33-50 : Contrasting section B in E flat minor, based on the starting motif of the theme (its first three notes, but now in the minor mode, and slurred); modulates to B flat Major (m. 43) and then back to E flat Major (m. 47)
- Mm. 51-58: Theme returns, identical to mm. 25-32
- Mm. 59-74: Contrasting section A, identical to mm. 9-24
- Mm. 75-82: Theme returns, with its second phrase slightly varied
- Mm. 83-end : Coda in E flat Major
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