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Hammerklavier Sonata, Op. 106: II. Scherzo - Beethoven

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115 BPM 2:15 F Major 2 tracks 1887 notes
Ii ScherzoBeethovenClassical
Image: Joseph Karl Stieler·Public domain

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Mode Concert: the MIDI melody is played as is, with the instrument's didactic fingering (out-of-range notes skip octaves). Mode Written: applies the real transposition of each instrument (alto sax in Eb +9, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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Musical Analysis

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115 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo115 BPM
Duration2:15
Tracks2
Notes1887
Key / ScaleF Major
Pitch rangeF1 (29) - F7 (101)
Range span72 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
DBbmaj9F/ABbGm(add9)/BbD/AEbmaj7/GEbmaj9/GBb/FEb/Bb
00:00 - 00:33
Early middle
CmGG7sus2G7G11/CCmFBb5/FBbBbm
00:33 - 01:07
Late middle
GFFmFm(add9)/GC7Abmaj9/BbFm(add9)/GFmFm(add9)/AbC7sus4/G
01:07 - 01:41
Ending
BDBmGG/BGCEbCmG
01:41 - 02:15

Description & Musical Analysis

The Hammerklavier Sonata, Op. 106, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1817-1819, is a masterpiece of classical music, originally titled 'Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier'.

How to Play & Trivia

About this arrangement

The Scherzo movement alternates quick, sharply accented figures with a contrasting trio. Practice the repeated notes and leaps at a slower tempo before connecting the sections.

MIDI arrangement credit

MIDI arrangement by Bernd Krüger, from [piano-midi.de](http://piano-midi.de/beeth.htm), under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Germany](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/). Redistribute or adapt this arrangement with attribution to Bernd Krüger and under the same license.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
F Major
Pitch Range
F1 (29) - F7 (101)
Total Notes
1887

Note Distribution

C
206 10.9%
C#
196 10.4%
D
149 7.9%
Eb
119 6.3%
E
28 1.5%
F
395 20.9%
F#
29 1.5%
G
132 7.0%
Ab
60 3.2%
A
124 6.6%
Bb
293 15.5%
B
156 8.3%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Piano rightacoustic grand piano1059
Piano leftacoustic grand piano828

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.2D
00:00M1.3Bbmaj9
00:00M2.1F/A
00:01M2.2Bb
00:01M2.3Gm(add9)/Bb
00:01M3.1D/A
00:01M3.2Ebmaj7/G
00:02M3.3Ebmaj9/G
00:02M4.1Bb/F
00:02M4.2Eb/Bb
00:02M4.3F11/Bb
00:03M5.1F7
00:03M5.2Bb/F
00:03M5.3Bbmaj9/F
00:03M6.1F
00:04M6.2Bb7/F
00:04M6.3Ebmaj9/F
00:04M7.1Eb9
00:05M7.3C7
00:05M8.1F
00:06M8.3Bb/D
00:06M9.1Dm7/C
00:06M9.2Bbmaj9/F
00:06M9.3Gm/Bb
00:07M10.1D/A
00:07M10.2Gm(add9)/A
00:07M10.3Eb/G
00:07M11.1Gm7/F
00:08M11.2Ebmaj9/Bb
00:08M11.3Eb/Bb
00:08M12.1F9
00:08M12.2Cm11/F
00:09M12.3Bb
00:09M13.1F
00:09M13.2Bb9/F
00:09M13.3Eb/Bb
00:10M14.1F#7/Bb
00:10M14.2Fmaj7
00:10M14.3C7
00:10 - 00:11M15.1 - M15.2F
00:11M16.1Bdim/F
00:12M16.2Dm/F
00:12 - 00:12M16.3 - M17.1Bdim/F
00:12 - 00:13M17.2 - M17.3F7sus2
00:13M18.1F
00:13M18.2F7sus2
00:13M18.3F7
00:14M19.1F
00:14M19.2Dm/F
00:14M19.3Bb/F
00:14M20.1F#dim
00:15M20.2Cdim/F#
00:15M20.3Cm/G
00:15M21.1Ebmaj7/G
00:15M21.2Am7
00:16M21.3Gm(add9)/Bb
00:16M22.1G9/B
00:16M22.2F/C
00:16M22.3Fmaj9/C
00:17M23.1Cm
00:17M23.2Cm/G
00:17M23.3CmMaj7/G
00:18M24.1G
00:19M25.2B
00:19M25.3D
00:19M26.1Bm
00:19M26.2G
00:20M26.3G/B
00:20M27.1G
00:20M27.2C
00:20M27.3Eb
00:21M28.1Cm
00:21M28.2G
00:21M28.3G7sus2
00:21M29.1G7
00:22M29.2G11/C
00:22 - 00:22M29.3 - M30.1Cm
00:22 - 00:23M30.2 - M31.1F
00:23 - 00:24M31.2 - M32.1Bb
00:24M32.3Bdim/F
00:25M33.1Dm/F
00:25 - 00:25M33.2 - M33.3Bdim/F
00:25 - 00:26M34.1 - M34.2F7sus2
00:26M34.3F
00:26M35.1F7sus2
00:26 - 00:27M35.2 - M35.3F
00:27M36.1Dm/F
00:27M36.2Bb/F
00:27M36.3F#dim
00:28 - 00:28M37.1 - M37.2Cdim/F#
00:28M37.3Ebmaj7/G
00:28M38.1Am
00:29M38.2Gm/Bb
00:29M38.3F11/A
00:29M39.1F/A
00:30M39.2Fmaj9/G
00:30M39.3Cm/G
00:30M40.1Eb6/G
00:30M40.2CmMaj7/G
00:31M40.3G
00:32M42.1B
00:32M42.2D
00:32M42.3Bm
00:32M43.1G
00:33M43.2G/B
00:33M43.3G
00:33M44.1C
00:33M44.2Eb
00:34M44.3Cm
00:34M45.1G
00:34M45.2G7sus2
00:34M45.3G7
00:35M46.1G11/C
00:35 - 00:35M46.2 - M46.3Cm
00:36 - 00:36M47.1 - M47.3F
00:36M48.1Bb5/F
00:37 - 00:37M48.2 - M48.3Bb
00:37M49.2Bbm
00:38M49.3Bbm/C#
00:38M50.1F
00:38M50.2Bbm/F
00:38M50.3C#
00:39M51.1Bbm/C#
00:39M51.2Bb5
00:39M51.3Bb5/F
00:39M52.1Bb
00:40M52.2Bbm
00:40M52.3Bbm/C#
00:40M53.1F
00:40M53.2Bbm/F
00:41M53.3Bbm/C#
00:41M54.1Bb
00:41M54.2Bbm
00:42M54.3Bbm/F
00:42M55.1Bb
00:42M55.2C#6/Bb
00:42M55.3C#
00:43M56.1F
00:43M56.2C#/F
00:43M56.3C#5
00:43M57.1C#
00:44M57.2C#6
00:44M57.3Bbm/C#
00:44M58.1C#
00:44M58.2C#/F
00:45M58.3C#
00:45M59.1Bbm/C#
00:45M59.2Bbm
00:45M59.3Fsus4
00:46M60.1Bb
00:46M60.2Bbm
00:46M60.3Bbm/C#
00:46 - 00:47M61.1 - M61.2Bbm/F
00:47M61.3C#
00:47 - 00:48M62.1 - M62.2Bb
00:48M62.3Fsus4
00:48 - 00:48M63.1 - M63.2Bb
00:49M63.3C#
00:49M64.1Fm
00:49M64.2F
00:49M64.3C#/Ab
00:50 - 00:51M65.1 - M67.1C#
00:51M67.2C#/F
00:52 - 00:52M67.3 - M68.1C#
00:52M68.2C#/F
00:52M68.3C#
00:53M69.1C#5
00:53 - 00:53M69.2 - M69.3C#
00:54M70.1F
00:54 - 00:54M70.2 - M70.3Ab
00:54M71.1Fm/Ab
00:55 - 00:55M71.2 - M71.3C#
00:55M72.1Bb
00:55M72.2Bb5
00:56M72.3F
00:56M73.1Bb5/F
00:56M73.2C#/F
00:56M73.3C#
00:57M74.1C#/F
00:57M74.2Bb5/F
00:57M74.3Bbm
00:57M75.1Bbm/F
00:58 - 00:58M75.2 - M76.1C#/F
00:58M76.2F
00:59M76.3C#/F
00:59M77.1C#
00:59M77.2C#/Ab
01:00 - 01:00M77.3 - M78.1C#
01:00M78.2C#/F
01:00M78.3Absus4
01:01M79.1Fm/Ab
01:01M79.2C#/F
01:01M79.3C#
01:01M80.1Bbm/C#
01:02M80.2Bbm
01:02M80.3F
01:02M81.1Fsus4
01:02M81.2Bbm
01:03M81.3C#
01:03M82.1C#6
01:03M82.2Bbm/F
01:03M82.3Bb
01:04M83.1Bbm/C#
01:04M83.2C#/F
01:04 - 01:04M83.3 - M84.1Bbm
01:05M84.2F
01:05M84.3Bbm/F
01:05M85.1C#
01:06M85.2C
01:06M85.3F
01:06M86.1Eb
01:06M86.2C#
01:07M86.3Bbsus2
01:07M87.1C#
01:07M87.2C
01:07M87.3Ab
01:08M88.1G
01:08 - 01:08M88.2 - M88.3F
01:08M89.1Fm
01:09M89.2Fm(add9)/G

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