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Encyclopedia > Piano Concerto No. 3 (Beethoven)

Ludwig(Pronounciation: loo-doh-wih-hih) van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 was composed in 1800, and first performed on April 5, 1803 with the composer as soloist. Opus, from the Latin word opus meaning work, is usually used in the sense of a work of art. In this sense the plural of opus, opera, is used to refer to the genre of music drama. ... // ON MAY 5 1853 MR.FADER HAD SEX WITH A MAN NAME MR WIEN THEN THEY HAD SON NAMEDMRS COTURE AND MR MANOOGIAN WENT INTO MRS HASKELLS OFFICE NAKED AND DANCED AROUND AND MASTERBATED ON HER CHEST AND SHE LICKED IT OFF THEN THEY HAD ORAL SEEX WITH NAPLOEAN OF... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...


As is standard for concertos, it is in three movements: The term concerto (plural is concerti or concertos) usually refers to a musical work in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra. ...

  1. Allegro con brio (midi)
  2. Largo (midi)
  3. Rondo: molto allegro (midi)

About two and a half minutes pass in the first movement before the orchestral introduction is intruded upon by C minor scales forcefully announcing the piano's entrance. The coda is similarly dramatic, emanating from very quiet trills, moving faster, resulting in a regal yet dark climax. C minor (abbreviated Cm) is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E-flat, F, G, A-flat, B-flat (often raised to B natural to function as a leading tone) and C. Its key signature consists of three flats. ...


The second movement is in E major, opening with a much-admired melody for the solo piano. E major is a major scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D# and E. Its key signature consists of four sharps. ...


The final rondo begins in C minor, ending with a presto in C major. Presto is an italian word meaning quickly or prompt. ... A one octave music scale in C major. ...


The concerto was incomplete at its first performance. Beethoven's friend, Ritter von Seyfried, who turned the pages of the music for him that night, later wrote:


"I saw practically nothing but blank pages. At the most I noticed here and there a few hieroglyphics which meant absolutely nothing to me, but which he had scribbled down to provide him with a few milestones. He played almost the entire solo part by memory; as was often the case, he had not had time to commit it all to paper."[citation needed]



 

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