Beethoven, Op. 59, No. 1.
Musical Humour
It is in music of this kind that he shows us the wide gap which separates the merely comic element from that philosophic humour which “sees the comedy of life through a mist of tears.” Specially notable is the conclusion of this movement, where, after a full cadence in B♭, four bars (pianissimo) are added, which give the momentary impression of a quite fresh tonality; these are followed by other four bars (double forte) of the common chord of the key-note, with which the movement ends.
Beethoven, Op. 59, No. 1.
