Sonata Pathetique - Op.

13 - 2nd Movement

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Ignore barlines on this rubato section.
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Note that the Time signature for all is 3/4 even though this rubato section is 'felt' as 4/4
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The upper notes of this E7#11chord are an F# triad (over 1st,3rd,7th of E7)

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Improvisation begins - very simple, and quite faithful to the original melody
Played as a waltz (3/4) Bass and Drums enter

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The simplest improvisation idea - play each note several times!

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Run up Bb ascending melodic minor
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... and again!

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The melodic line is again just basically triads with

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diatonic or chromatic passing or neighbour tones

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Over E7#11, an F# triad arpeggio with upper (F) and lower (D) diatonic neighbours

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A simple Eb triad arpeggio over the Db bass note

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Run on F9 - G,Eb,C,A,Ab,G,Gb,F,E,Eb (5,3,2,1,3,1,3,2,1,3)

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Back to free time - ignore barlines!

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