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The arpeggione is a six-stringed musical instrument invented around 1823, however it fell out of favour before it entered the mainstream of musical society. The only substantial work written for the instrument was this famous 'Arpeggione' sonata by Franz Schubert, but the work's popularity is mainly as a result of highly successful transcriptions for viola, cello and flute. The first movement has a fairly austere theme in A minor while the second theme explores a number of keys in the development section. The second movement is a relaxed Adagio in E major which leads straight into the energetic rondo finale.
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