Piano Sonata No. 3 (Mozart)

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The Sonata No. 3 in B flat major KV 281 (189f) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a piano sonata with three movements. It was composed during the trip to Munich for the production of the opera La finta giardiniera between late 1774 and March of the next year when Mozart was 18 years old, and is the third of a cycle of six sonatas of increasing difficulty that are based on this Trip. It is one of the most virtuoso works composed by Mozart and the average duration is 14 minutes.

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1st movement: Allegro

The first movement in B flat major is characterized by the contrast between sixteenth-note triplets and thirty-second notes in the theme of the first movement.

2nd movement: Andante amoroso

The tempo designation andante amoroso of the second movement with its soulful cantabile melody phrases in E flat major indicates the tender and intimate mood. Mozart originally planned an andantino, but opted for the andante amoroso to give the mood more expression.

3rd movement: Rondo (allegro)

The final rondo, again in B flat major, contains a gavotte rhythm and contains the ABACA formal scheme. It consists of a two-part theme, with Mozart based on Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach in the second part as part of a modified recapitulation . The movement closes with a cheerful coda .

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