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One-click arrangementLudwig van Beethoven · Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2: I

Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement,
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Key
C-sharp minor
Time
4/4
Length
69 bars
Era
Classical
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First page of the Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement piano sheet music
Original score

A slow melody rises over a calm, rippling flow of triplets. The tempo is slow, but wide stretches and unbroken triplets make it harder than it sounds.

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Where does Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement get tricky?

Endless tripletsFrom first note to last, the right hand keeps up even triplet broken chords.
A melody on topThe same right hand has to sing a high melody of its own.
Deep left-hand octavesThe left hand holds long low octaves, stretching the hand wide.

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