Sketches for Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in E, Opus 109, Second Movement

Dr. William Kinderman

Draft 1

Transcription of a Beethoven sketch.
Draft 1a and 1b, found on page 35, stave 10–15.
Earlier version (1a) incorporates figures noted on stave 9/10 above, measures 1 and 4.
Later version (1b) uses same figure but at a third below, as notated with the rest of the figure in staves 10–15.

Parallel to the drafts above are these, found at the bottom of page 35 and continued on the top of page 36:

Transcription of the part of the parallel draft at the bottom of page 35.Transcription of the part of the parallel draft at the top of page 36.