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Piano Sonata No. 2 in F major, K. 280

177510 min

This guide follows Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in F major, K. 280 (1775) in three parts: Allegro assai (sonata form), Adagio (sonata form) and Presto (sonata form).

Recording: Szymon Nehring (piano)

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AnalysisComments
  1. I assai · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III · Sonata form
I assaiSonata form0:22–3:40

A brisk assai in three-four. The first starts with a loud arpeggiated chord and three thirds, followed by falling notes over an Alberti bass (a broken-chord accompaniment). The runs in triplets with a bold of falling fifths, and the speeds the motion into offset sixteenth-note garlands. A closes the . The is short: it lasts 26 , and the that follows is more elaborate.

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  2. :
IISonata form3:52–7:59
IIISonata form8:04–10:03

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

At a glance

  1. I. Allegro assaiSonata form · 3 min · 144 bars · quarter note ≈ 132 bpm
  2. II. AdagioSonata form · 4 min · 60 bars · eighth note ≈ 89 bpm
  3. III. PrestoSonata form · 2 min · 190 bars · dotted quarter note ≈ 99 bpm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 2 in F major, K. 280, I. Allegro assai: first page of the score
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Questions

How long is Piano Sonata No. 2 in F major, K. 280?
About 10 min in this recording, in 3 movements: I 3 min, II 4 min and III 2 min.
What form are its movements in?
I: sonata form, II: sonata form and III: sonata form.
How fast is it played?
In this recording, measured from the score: I quarter note ≈ 132 bpm, II eighth note ≈ 89 bpm and III dotted quarter note ≈ 99 bpm.
Is there a score of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 2 in F major, K. 280?
Yes, of every movement.

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