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Piano Sonata No. 7 in C major, K. 309

177718 min

This guide follows Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 7 in C major, K. 309 (1777) in three parts: Allegro con spirito (sonata form), Andante un poco adagio (theme and variations) and Rondeau. Allegretto grazioso (rondo).

Recording: Daniel Barenboim (piano)

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Follow all 30 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Theme and variations
  3. III. · Rondo
I Sonata form0:10–5:59

An in C major that opens with a broken C major chord and a long answering . A of scales leads to the singable B, in G major, and a . The has four phases, Phase 1 to Phase 4, the last preparing the . It includes a sort of , an apparent of the opening. The real follows, with B now in the home .

  1. : A
  2. :
II Theme and variations6:07–11:46
III. Rondo12:01–17:56

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

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Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPiano sonatasClassical periodC majorSonata formTheme and variationsRondo

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