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Piano Sonata No. 9 in D major, K. 311

177716 min

This guide follows Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 9 in D major, K. 311 (1777) in three parts: Allegro con spirito (sonata form), Andante con espressione (rondo) and Rondeau, allegro (rondo).

Recording: Yeol Eum Son (piano)

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  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Rondo
  3. III, · Rondo
I Sonata form0:18–4:47

An in D major that opens with a strong D major chord. The follows, and the lyrical is in A major. The ends with a short that Mozart promotes to a at the start of the , where he passes it from voice to voice as if between orchestral instruments. Watch the order of the : the first, and the first only after it, followed by a .

II Rondo4:58–10:20
III, Rondo10:33–16:43

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 periodD majorSonata formRondo

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