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The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, marked as Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2, is a piano sonata that was written by Ludwig van Beethoven, completed in 1801 and dedicated in 1802 to his pupil Countess Julie "Giulietta" Guicciardi. It is mostly known to the world as the Moonlight Sonata (German: Mondscheinsonate).

It is the music that was used in the episode, A Galactic Goodnight.

Summary[]

In Season 1[]

In A Galactic Goodnight, the Moonlight Sonata was used as background music in the episode. It is used in the Jupiter winds scene (3rd movement for the swirling wind, and the 1st movement for the rolling wind).

Structure[]

The sonata consists of three movements:

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor - Moonlight Sonata[]

  1. Adagio sostenuto
  2. Allegretto
  3. Presto agitato

Episode Appearances[]

Season 1[]

Trivia[]

  • Although mostly known as the Moonlight Sonata, it was not Beethoven who named it so. The name grew popular later, likely long after Beethoven's death.
  • Many sources say that the nickname Moonlight Sonata arose after the German music critic and poet Ludwig Rellstab likened the effect of the first movement to that of moonlight shining upon Lake Lucerne.
    • This comes from the musicologist Wilhelm von Lenz, who wrote in 1852: "Rellstab compares this work to a boat, visiting, by moonlight, the remote parts of Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.

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Classical Music List
Symphony No. 9 in E minor - "From the New World" - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (Morning Mood & In The Hall of the Mountain King) - Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Hungarian Dance No. 19 - Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major - Carmen Suite No. 1 - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 - Für Elise - The Tale Of Tsar Saltan (Flight of the Bumblebee) - The Four Seasons - Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor - Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor - "Appassionata" - Moonlight Sonata - Symphony No. 9 in D minor (Ode to Joy) - Swan Lake Suite - Symphony No. 5 in C minor - The Blue Danube Waltz - Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major - Humoresque No. 7 - Funeral March of a Marionette - William Tell Overture - My Fatherland (The Moldau) - Symphony No. 8 - "Unfinished" - Symphony No. 40 in G minor - Suite de Symphonies No. 1 (Rondeau) - Wedding March - Aida - The Nutcracker Suite - Water Music Suite No. 1 - Trout Quintet - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen - 1812 Overture - La Marseillaise - Violin Concerto in E minor - The Firebird Suite - Symphony No. 25 in G minor - The Marriage of Figaro - Concerto Grosso - The Barber of Seville - Ride of the Valkyries - Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Orpheus in the Underworld - Music for the Royal Fireworks - Sleeping Beauty Suite - String Quintet in E Major (Minuet) - Dance of the Hours - Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major - Arabesque No. 1 - Water Music Suite No. 2 - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor
Music Speed and Volume
Accelerando - Adagio - Moderato - Allegro - Presto - Forte - Fortissimo - Fortiss-issimo - Fortiss-iss-issimo - Piano - Pianissimo - Pianiss-issimo - Pianiss-iss-issimo - Ritardando - Crescendo - Diminuendo
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