Musical Offerings, Spring 2019

38 Dellaperute ⦁ Emanuel Bach in writing the fantasy? It was to raise money to build the statue of, who else? Beethoven. 27 It may be surprising to learn that this very method of meshing sonata and fantasy into a single unit was also implemented by Emanuel Bach. His Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, Wq. 65/17 alternates between unmeasured fantasia style (marked cadenza ) and conventional sonata style (in 2/4 time), all integrated into a through-composed sonata form (Ex. 2). 28 By incorporating fantasy styles into their sonatas, both Emanuel Bach and Beethoven demonstrate their pre-Romantic ideals by valuing expression over form, and by stretching the sonata beyond what were thought to be its limitations. 27 Biss, Exploring Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas . 28 Schulenberg, The Music of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach , 82.