Piano Sonata No. 4 (Mozart)

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The Sonata No. 4 in E flat major KV 282 (189g) 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 fourth of a cycle of six sonatas of increasing difficulty that are based on this Trip. The average duration of the performance is 12 minutes and it is noticeable because, unlike usual, it begins with a lyric adagio .

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1st movement: Adagio

The first movement, following the rules of the sonata form, begins with a three-bar introduction . Then instead of quarter notes, sixteenth notes appear in the left hand. In measure eight there is a cadenza in the double dominant F major . After a possible repetition of the introduction and the recapitulation , a transition leads to the development in measure 16. In the six-measure development, processed sequences from the first 15 measures appear. The introduction is skipped and the changed first topic appears. However, Mozart cadences here in B flat major , the dominant . The second theme appears in the tonic . In the case of a repetition, a transition leads to the development and / or to the coda, which is similar to the introduction.

2nd movement: Menuetto I – II

The first menuetto is in three parts, with the theme appearing in the left hand in the middle part. This minuet is written in the dominant B flat major. The second menuetto has a minimal character of a sonata main clause form , where two small similar themes are dealt with in the middle section in the key of E flat major . In its folk character it is clearly reminiscent of Austrian dance traditions.

3rd movement: Allegro

The third movement in E flat major again has the sonata form and is just as lively in character with its Allegro tempo as the previous movement.

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