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Sonata in d minor movement 1

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Several months ago, I posted a piece which was at the time an exercise in sonata allegro form, which I decided to make the third movement of a sonata in d minor. I've had this theme in my head for a while, so I decided it would be the perfect time to use it. I went down a big rabbit hole of nonfunctional modal harmony, which was quite fun but really challenging to work out (though I wrote the secondary theme in five minutes during a chemistry lecture).

sonata in d minor movement 1 score.pdf

  • 2 weeks later...

Hello there.

Let me provide you a clear review of the first movement.

First, you have clear sense on motive creation and how to work with it. I see no issue with that. Secondly, I feel with this sonata belongs to baroque period in the way it uses the motive thorough out. For if this way sonata in the classical style, there would be clear sense of period of sentence form with the primary theme followed by transition that modulates to secondary theme. However, you use the basic idea as way to transition to second theme, which is unique. That is why I think it fits more with in Baroque style (A la Scalati and Bach).

I appreciate the modal harmony! That is refreshing to hear vs the functional tonal harmony as a standard. Hence, that is why I also thought it was Baroque.

The ending of the made of think late baroque, too.

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