Sonate II, III - Presto (Hob. XVI:28)

Joseph Haydn · Level 5 (Advanced) · Classical · Piano

A work by Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), a piece from the Classical era. A public-domain or freely licensed piece from the Mutopia Project catalogue. E♭ major, 2/4, 182 bars (about 2 minutes), complete score.

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How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• The piece starts with a pickup: count the incomplete bar before coming in. One hand sometimes plays two voices: hold the long notes for their full value and let the main line sing louder than the accompaniment. Triplets and other tuplets must be perfectly even: count them aloud with the metronome. The left hand makes wide leaps: look at the landing note in advance and move early, without rushing the rhythm.

More pieces by Joseph Haydn

• Sonata Hob. XVI:27: II. Menuetto
• Sonata Hob. XVI:27: I. Allegro con brio
• Sonata Hob. XVI:27: III. Presto
• Sonata Hob. XVI:28: I. Allegro moderato

Source : Mutopia Project · Public Domain