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Sheet Music
Scores
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First edition
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| Publisher. Info.
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Milwaukee: American Music Company, 1917. Plate S.
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| Copyright
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Includes a five-page analysis of the work by the composer.
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General Information
| Work Title
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Sonata Excelsior
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Miessner, William Otto
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.10
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IWM 1
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| Key
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E minor
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 movements:
- I. Heroism. Grave e Misterioso - Allegro con vigore - Cantabile - Allegro con vigore - Molto vivace - Allegro con vigore - Cantabile - Presto
- II. Temptation. Grazioso - Con amore - Cantando con amore - Grave - Poco agitato - Con vigore - Presto con fuoco
- III. Renunciation. Lento sostenuto e appassionato - poco piu mosso - Molto appassionato e accelerando e tempo rubato - Grave
- IV. Transfiguration. Adagio - Molto agitato - Furioso - Grave - Cantando con amore - Pateticamente - Maestoso
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| First Publication.
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1917 – Milwaukee: American Music Co.
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| Dedication
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Edgar Stillman Kelley
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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| Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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| Instrumentation
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piano
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Inspired by the poem Excelsior by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
