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Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331

178322 min

This guide follows Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 (1783) in three parts: Andante grazioso (Tema con variazioni) (theme and variations), Menuetto (minuet and trio) and Alla Turca: Allegretto (rondo).

Recording: Daniel Barenboim (piano)

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  1. I ( ) · Theme and variations
  2. II · Minuet and trio
  3. III: · Rondo
I ( )Theme and variations0:02–13:05

The is a gentle siciliana in A major, built as eight plus ten, each part repeated. Every keeps that layout, which is why the markers from I to IV fall eighteen apart. The figuration changes each , one turns to the minor, and the later ones also change and : V slows right down, and VI is fast. A follows.

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  2. I
IIMinuet and trio13:09–18:47
III: Rondo18:51–22:07

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

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