Adams Morgan in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sonatas
Fryderyk Chopin
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'Music it is not' — Robert Schumann on the finale of the Sonata in B flat minor
Chopin composed four sonatas over the course of twenty years. They differ in both musical language and forces (the first three are for solo piano, while the last is scored for piano and cello). All of Chopin's sonatas are in four movements, in keeping with the model developed during the Classical era. Chopin treated the Classical framework as a point of departure, lending these works — especially the three mature sonatas — an original character.
Chopin's sonatas were often received by contemporary reviewers with a degree of distance. They surprised listeners with their innovation, were regarded as incohesive and too distant from the Classical formal prototype. The epoch-making significance of these works was only appreciated by posterity. The timeless expression which Chopin imparted to the third movement of the Sonata in B flat minor, Op. 35 (Marche funθbre) meant that it acquired in the general awareness the status of an almost independent work. The Sonata in B minor, Op. 58, meanwhile, is perceived as a synthesis of the mature period in the composer's oeuvre.
Erected by Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, DC; The Fryderyk Chopin Institute.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 55.48′ N, 77° 2.198′ W. Marker was in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It was in Adams Morgan. It was on 16th Street Northwest just south of Fuller Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 2640 16th St NW, Washington DC 20009, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
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Captions:
Aleksander Soltan
Sonata in B minor, before 1975
lithograph on paper
Fryderyk Chopin Museum
Fryderyk Chopin
Sonata in B minor, Op. 58
sketch of fragments of the work, autograph manuscript, 1844(?)
Fryderyk Chopin Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 200 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
