Sonata “facile” K. 545: I. Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Level 4 (Intermediate) · Classical · Piano

The first movement of the “easy” sonata (1788), one of Mozart’s most played sonatas. A keyboard work by Mozart, a model of Classical balance and clarity. C major, 4/4, 73 bars (about 2 minutes), complete score.

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How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• With Mozart clarity comes first: even runs, light left hand, no unnecessary pedal. For chords, shape the hand in the air before landing, all notes together. Fast writing: work section by section in Wait mode, then in dotted rhythms, and raise the tempo in steps of 5–10%.

More pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Fugue in G Minor KV 401/375e — K401 Two Hands
• Fugue fragment Anh. 41 (375g)
• Sonata K. 331: theme (Andante grazioso)
• Sonata “facile” K. 545: III. Rondo
• Sonata in C major (fragment) (K6 deest)
• Fugue in E-flat major K. 153
• Fugue in G minor K. 154
• Sonata K. 331: Variation 1

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