Sonata for Piano No. 10 in C major , K. 330 / 300h - a sonata composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Vienna in 1783 , when the composer was twenty-seven years old. This sonata is the first in the cycle of sonatas for piano K.330 - 332. The sonata was first published together with two other sonatas in 1784 in Vienna by the publishing house Artaria. The average execution time is about twenty minutes. This sonata is considered one of Mozart's most popular sonatas.
| Sonata for Piano No. 10 | |
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 The first page of the sonata. Mozart's autograph. | |
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Key | In C major |
| The form | sonata |
| The writing | K.330 / 300h |
| Time and place of composition | 1783 Vienna |
| First post | 1783 Vienna, Artaria |
| Autograph Location | Jagiellonian University Library |
| Duration | OK. 20 minutes |
| Instruments | |
| the piano | |
| Parts |
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The original manuscript of Mozart is now stored in the Library of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow . The last page of the manuscript is missing.
Content
Structure
The sonata consists of three parts:
- Allegro moderato
- Andante cantabile
- Allegretto
I: Allegro moderato
The execution of the first part, as a rule, takes about nine minutes. The duration of the part largely depends on whether the reprise is performed or not. In this part, there are two clear main themes that were decorated using an ornament, as was typical for that time.
Part consists of exposure, theme development and reprise .
The first theme is in C major tonic and modulates to the dominant G major for the exposition of the second theme. Development is more intense and contains more modulations. In the reprise, the first theme is heard, again in C major. Then the music again modulates in G major, and then returns to C major to reprise the second theme in tonic [1] .
II: Andante cantabile
The second part requires five to seven minutes to complete. The ending of the part that was not written by Mozart is remarkable. In the autograph, the part ended with a repeat of the reprise, in the publication in 1784 a code was added in F major .
III: Allegretto
The third part is the most energetic among the rest of the sonata. Execution lasts from three to five minutes. Accompaniment is characterized by the use of arpeggios. The last sheet of the autograph has been lost.
Footnotes
Links
- Piano Sonata No. 10 (Mozart): sheet music for works at the International Music Score Library Project
- Piano Sonata No. 10. Video on youtube.com . Performed by Daniel Barenboim