... its division of the 2 beats-a-bar (see excerpt 1). Incisive and vigorous the opening phrase is decorated with ornaments such as trills; the rolls of the two triads and the grace notes complicate the sound of the opening. 1. It has been remarked that this is reminiscent of Joseph Hayden's style in a set of six sonatas published a year previous to the K281. This ... 1789 when he wrote the K570 (see excerpt 2). The opening is a unison melody played by both the left and right hand, which is highly unusual for piano works of the classical era where the left hand either filled out harmonies o...

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