Moonlight Sonata

Cultural  

1. A sonata for piano by Ludwig van Beethoven. An early commentator remarked that the tranquil first movement reminded him of moonlight on the waves.

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Example Sentences

A turntable playing Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” endlessly repeats; unclaimed luggage circles aimlessly on an airport carousel.

From New York Times

Munds’s phone is usually set to silent or vibrate, but she recently changed her ringtone to “Moonlight Sonata.”

From Washington Post

Moments later, as he keeled over while Charlotte's daughter sails through the presto agitato section of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata," I resented being proven correct.

From Salon

He was still picturing himself pummeling Kunkabayev as he walked into the ring in the early afternoon while Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” played through the arena’s speakers.

From Washington Post

Seated at a white upright piano, she played the opening track Piano & I, which riffs on Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, while reflecting on her career to date.

From BBC