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Title (en)
E-quadruple flat: Tovey’s Whimsy
Language
English
Description (xx)
This paper examines the development section of Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata in light of Donald Francis Tovey’s whimsical remark about the appearance of an E-quadruple flat. In addition to considering Tovey’s idea, this paper examines the analysis by Heinrich Schenker, and compares the two different analysts’ interpretations. This paper concludes with a renewed examination of the passage leading into the climactic diminished-seventh chord that ends the development section, offering a detailed voice-leading analysis, as well as an idea about its programmatic meaning.
Keywords (xx)
Ludwig van Beethoven; harmony; common practice harmony; Klaviersonate op. 57; Appassionata; Harmonik; Schenker-Analyse; Schenkerian analysis; Donald Francis Tovey
DOI
10.31751/612
ISSN
1862-6742
Author of the digital object
Eric Wen
Editor
Stefan Rohringer
Licence Selected
CC BY 4.0 International
Name of Publication (de)
Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie [Journal of the German-Speaking Society of Music Theory]
Volume
8
Number
1
From Page
77
To Page
89
Publisher
Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie (GMTH)
Publication Date
2011