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[]
- Adagio sostenuto
- Allegretto
- 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.