Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310
This guide follows Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 (1778) in three parts: Allegro maestoso (sonata form), Andante cantabile con espressione (sonata form) and Presto (sonata-rondo).
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- III
An in A minor whose first is a stern figure in dotted rhythm that keeps returning, even at the end of the . The arrives and a follows. In the the music moves through chains of falling-fifth sequences, alternating between fortissimo and . Then the starts, followed by the . Just before the last , two diminished seventh chords, harmonies Mozart seldom used so starkly, bring the to a point of great tension.
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
At a glance
- I. Allegro maestoso
- II. Andante cantabile con espressione
- III. Presto
Questions
- How long is Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310?
- About 18 min in this recording, in 3 movements: I 5 min, II 9 min and III 3 min.
- What form are its movements in?
- I: sonata form, II: sonata form and III: sonata-rondo.
- How fast is it played?
- In this recording, measured from the score: I quarter note ≈ 136 bpm, II eighth note ≈ 75 bpm and III quarter note ≈ 187 bpm.
- Is there a score of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310?
- Yes, of every movement.
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