The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No. 2, by Ludwig van Beethoven, popularly known as the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German), was completed in 1801. It was dedicated in 1802 to his pupil, the then 20-year-old Countess Julie Guicciardi, with whom Beethoven was, or had been, in love. It is one of Beethoven's most popular piano sonatas, as well as one of his most famous compositions for the piano.
Courtney Welbon had to memorize Hamlet's "To Be or Not to Be" soliloquy (by William Shakespeare) for an English class and figured that it might be a bit easier to remember it with a melody.
Courtney tells us: I just wanted to clarify that, yes, the melody does not reflect the content nor Hamlet's tone in the actual play. I saw that some listeners were very worried that I did not grasp this concept. Simply put, I needed a way to memorize the piece for a quiz solely based on memorization. As for the analysis quiz on this soliloquy, I got an A+ :)
0 comments:
Post a Comment