Could this Scherzo by Beethoven be considered to be a fugue?

1. Did Beethoven write a fugue?
2. What is the form of scherzo?
3. Why is it called Hammerklavier?
4. What is the time signature of a scherzo?

Did Beethoven write a fugue?

Beethoven originally wrote the fugue as the final movement of his String Quartet No. 13, Op. ... His choice of a fugal form for the last movement was well grounded in tradition: Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven himself had previously used fugues as final movements of quartets.

What is the form of scherzo?

Form. The scherzo itself is a rounded binary form, but, like the minuet, is usually played with the accompanying trio followed by a repeat of the scherzo, creating the ABA or ternary form. This is sometimes done twice or more (ABABA).

Why is it called Hammerklavier?

(Hammerklavier literally means "hammer-keyboard", and is still today the German name for the fortepiano, the predecessor of the modern piano.) It comes from the title page of the work, "Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier", which means "Grand sonata for the fortepiano".

What is the time signature of a scherzo?

The scherzo developed from the minuet, and gradually came to replace it as the third (or sometimes second) movement in symphonies, string quartets, sonatas, and similar works. It traditionally retains the 3/4 time signature and ternary form of the minuet, but is considerably quicker.