moonlight sonata

The Piano Sonata No. shion miyawaki moonlight 14 in C-sharp minor, marked Quasi una fantasia, Op. love in the moonlight 27, No 2, is a piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven It was completed in 1801 and dedicated in 1802 to his pupil Countess Julie "Giulietta" Guicciardi The name Moonlight Sonata (German: Mondscheinsonate) grew popular later, likely after Beethoven's death