Assignment for Monday, October 29

Please analyze the first movement of Beethoven's piano sonata Op. 26, a set of variations. Analyze Roman numerals and the form of the main theme; this should not be too difficult. Then, for each variation, try to figure how Beethoven is varying his theme. Often it's the figuration; occasionally he will go into the parallel minor key. What do you think is the large-scale form for the entire movement? Where is the climax?