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Moonlight Sonata (Piano Sonata No. 14) - Ludwig van Beethoven

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44 BPM 6:16 C# Minor 2 tracks 1147 notes
Ludwig Van BeethovenClassical
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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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44 BPM

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Playable signals
Tempo44 BPM
Duration6:16
Tracks2
Notes1147
Key / ScaleC# Minor
Pitch rangeF1 (29) - D#6 (87)
Range span58 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
C#C#5Abm/BC#m7/BAF#F#mAbAb7C#m
00:00 - 01:34
Early middle
Cmaj7/EGsus4E5BAbdimDdim7/AbC#7/FF#mG/BAdim7/C
01:34 - 03:08
Late middle
F#m(add9)/AbAbAb7AbF#m(add9)/AbAb7F#m(add9)/AbAb7Ab7sus2F#m(add9)/Ab
03:08 - 04:42
Ending
F#5C#Bm(add9)/C#D/F#Asus4F#5C#F#5B/EbB7/Eb
04:42 - 06:16

Description & Musical Analysis

Moonlight Sonata, Piano Sonata No. 14, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1801, from his Op. 27, No. 2.

How to Play & Trivia

Play the iconic opening arpeggios on piano with a slow, contemplative touch, emphasizing the C# minor chord.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
C# Minor
Pitch Range
F1 (29) - D#6 (87)
Total Notes
1147

Note Distribution

C
64 5.6%
C#
191 16.7%
D
20 1.7%
Eb
85 7.4%
E
135 11.8%
F
19 1.7%
F#
160 13.9%
G
40 3.5%
Ab
222 19.4%
A
94 8.2%
Bb
10 0.9%
B
107 9.3%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 1acoustic grand piano902
Track 2acoustic grand piano245

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1C#
00:01 - 00:04M1.2 - M1.4C#5
00:05M2.1Abm/B
00:06 - 00:09M2.2 - M2.4C#m7/B
00:10 - 00:12M3.1 - M3.2A
00:13M3.3F#
00:15M3.4F#m
00:16 - 00:19M4.1 - M4.3Ab
00:20M4.4Ab7
00:21M5.1C#m
00:23 - 00:25M5.2 - M5.4C#5
00:27 - 00:31M6.1 - M6.4Ab/C
00:32 - 00:34M7.1 - M7.2C#5
00:35 - 00:36M7.3 - M7.4F#m
00:38 - 00:39M8.1 - M8.2Abm/B
00:40M8.3B7sus2
00:42M8.4B
00:43 - 00:49M9.1 - M10.1E
00:50 - 00:53M10.2 - M10.4Em
00:54M11.1G/D
00:55 - 00:58M11.2 - M11.4G7/D
01:00M12.1C5
01:01M12.2G/B
01:02M12.3Gdim/Bb
01:04M12.4F#7/Bb
01:05 - 01:06M13.1 - M13.2B5
01:08M13.3Em6
01:09M13.4C#m7b5/G
01:10 - 01:15M14.1 - M14.4F#
01:16 - 01:20M15.1 - M15.4B
01:21M16.1Am(add9)/B
01:23M16.2Cmaj7/E
01:24M16.3Gsus4
01:25M16.4E5
01:27 - 01:31M17.1 - M17.4B
01:32M18.1Am(add9)/B
01:34M18.2Cmaj7/E
01:35M18.3Gsus4
01:36M18.4E5
01:38 - 01:39M19.1 - M19.2B
01:40M19.3Abdim
01:42M19.4Ddim7/Ab
01:43 - 01:45M20.1 - M20.2C#7/F
01:46 - 01:47M20.3 - M20.4F#m
01:49 - 01:50M21.1 - M21.2G/B
01:51M21.3Adim7/C
01:53M21.4Ebdim7/C
01:54 - 01:58M22.1 - M22.4C#
02:00M23.1F#5
02:01M23.2F#m
02:02 - 02:04M23.3 - M23.4F#5
02:05 - 02:09M24.1 - M24.4C#/F
02:10M25.1F#5
02:12M25.2F#m
02:13M25.3Cdim/Eb
02:15M25.4C#
02:16M26.1Ab/C
02:17 - 02:19M26.2 - M26.3Ab7/C
02:20M26.4Ab/C
02:21 - 02:23M27.1 - M27.2C#m
02:24M27.3Ebdim/F#
02:25M27.4Edim7/G
02:27 - 02:28M28.1 - M28.2Ab
02:30M28.3AmMaj7/Ab
02:31M28.4Ab7
02:32 - 02:34M29.1 - M29.2Ab
02:35M29.3AmMaj7/Ab
02:36M29.4Ab7
02:38M30.1E/Ab
02:39M30.2Absus4
02:40M30.3E/Ab
02:42M30.4Absus4
02:43M31.1Ab
02:45M31.2C#m/Ab
02:46M31.3E/Ab
02:47M31.4C#m/Ab
02:49M32.1F#m(add9)/Ab
02:50M32.2Ab
02:51 - 02:53M32.3 - M32.4Ab7
02:54 - 03:00M33.1 - M34.1Ab
03:01M34.2Bbm7/Ab
03:02M34.3Bbm7b5/Ab
03:04M34.4E/Ab
03:05M35.1Ab
03:06M35.2Ab7
03:08M35.3F#m(add9)/Ab
03:09M35.4Ab
03:10 - 03:12M36.1 - M36.2Ab7
03:13M36.3Ab
03:15M36.4F#m(add9)/Ab
03:16 - 03:17M37.1 - M37.2Ab7
03:19 - 03:20M37.3 - M37.4F#m(add9)/Ab
03:21 - 03:23M38.1 - M38.2Ab7
03:24M38.3Ab7sus2
03:25M38.4F#m(add9)/Ab
03:27 - 03:28M39.1 - M39.2Ab7
03:30 - 03:31M39.3 - M39.4F#m(add9)/Ab
03:32 - 03:34M40.1 - M40.2Ab7
03:35 - 03:36M40.3 - M40.4A
03:38M41.1Ebdim/F#
03:39M41.2F#m6
03:40M41.3Ab
03:42M41.4Ab7sus2
03:43M42.1C#m
03:45 - 03:47M42.2 - M42.4C#5
03:49 - 03:53M43.1 - M43.4Ab/C
03:54 - 03:55M44.1 - M44.2C#5
03:57 - 03:58M44.3 - M44.4F#m
04:00 - 04:01M45.1 - M45.2Abm/B
04:02M45.3B7sus2
04:04M45.4B
04:05M46.1E
04:06 - 04:09M46.2 - M46.4E5
04:10M47.1B/Eb
04:12 - 04:15M47.2 - M47.4B7/Eb
04:16M48.1E5
04:17M48.2E
04:19M48.3Cdim/Eb
04:20M48.4C#
04:21M49.1Ab/C
04:23M49.2Ab7/C
04:24 - 04:25M49.3 - M49.4C#m
04:27 - 04:28M50.1 - M50.2D/F#
04:30 - 04:31M50.3 - M50.4Ab
04:32 - 04:36M51.1 - M51.4C#
04:38M52.1Bm(add9)/C#
04:39M52.2D/F#
04:40M52.3Asus4
04:42M52.4F#5
04:43 - 04:47M53.1 - M53.4C#
04:49M54.1Bm(add9)/C#
04:50M54.2D/F#
04:51M54.3Asus4
04:53M54.4F#5
04:54 - 04:55M55.1 - M55.2C#
04:57 - 04:58M55.3 - M55.4F#5
05:00M56.1B/Eb
05:01 - 05:02M56.2 - M56.3B7/Eb
05:04M56.4E5
05:05M57.1A/C#
05:06M57.2F7/Eb
05:08M57.3Ab/C
05:09M57.4C#5
05:10M58.1F#m/A
05:12M58.2Ebm7b5/A
05:13M58.3Ab
05:15M58.4F#m
05:16 - 05:20M59.1 - M59.4Ab
05:21 - 05:24M60.1 - M60.3C#m
05:25M60.4C#m/Ab
05:27 - 05:30M61.1 - M61.3Ab7/C
05:31M61.4Ab7
05:32 - 05:35M62.1 - M62.3C#m
05:36M62.4C#m/Ab
05:38 - 05:40M63.1 - M63.3Ab
05:42M63.4Ab7
05:43 - 05:46M64.1 - M64.3C#m
05:47M64.4C#m/Ab
05:49 - 05:51M65.1 - M65.3Ab
05:53M65.4Ab7
05:54 - 05:55M66.1 - M66.2C#m
05:57 - 05:58M66.3 - M66.4C#
06:00 - 06:01M67.1 - M67.2C#m
06:02M67.3Absus4
06:04M67.4E
06:05 - 06:06M68.1 - M68.2C#
06:08 - 06:15M68.3 - M69.4C#m