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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 D Major, Opus 33, No. 6 is one of Beethoven's best known bagatelles, and is a favorite among intermediate piano players.
It has the following Rondo form :
- M. 1-8 : Theme in D Major
- Mm. 9-12 : Contrasting section A starting in B minor and modulating to D Major
- Mm. 13-20 : Theme returns, unaltered (except for the left hand in m. 13)
- Mm. 21-30 : Contrasting section B in F# minor, based on the first motive of the theme; ends on a fermata on F#
- Mm. 31-38 : Theme returns, unaltered
- Mm. 39-46 : Contrasting section C in D Major
- Mm. 47-50 : Contrasting section A (same as mm. 9-12)
- Mm. 51-58 : Theme returns, unaltered
- Mm. 59-62 : Contrasting section A, varied (played in sixteenth notes instead of eighth notes)
- Mm. 63-70 : Contrasting section C returns, unaltered
- Mm. 71-end : Coda made of descending D Major scales over a D pedal in the left hand
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