Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Life and music

Mozart was born into a musical Salzburg family. His father Leopold taught both him and his sister Maria Anna, known as Nannerl. The two children performed across Europe during family journeys. As an adult, Mozart married Constanze Weber in Vienna and wrote for the stage as well as instruments. The Magic Flute was first performed shortly before his death in 1791.

Explore short keyboard pieces and individual sonata movements. Hear a melody as a spoken sentence: where does it ask, answer or pause? A compact minuet, the Rondo alla Turca and a C-minor finale offer different musical tasks. Keep each movement’s place in its parent sonata in mind.

Sources

• kv.mozarteum.at
• mozarteum.at/Mozart225_presseinfo.pdf
• mozarteum.at/mozarts-birthplace
• mozarteum.at/on-the-230th-anniversary-of-
• mozarteum.at/wolfgang-amade-mozart

Where to start

1. 1Menuetto in F for clavier, K. 1dLevel 2, estimatedWith Maestro
2. 2Rondo alla Turca, K. 331, IIILevel 7, estimatedWith Maestro
3. 3Piano Sonata in C Minor - KV. 457 (3rd Movement)Level 8, estimatedWith Maestro

More pieces in the Music Room

At the dance floor

• Minuet in C major, K. 1fLevel 2, estimatedWith Maestro
• Minuet in F major, K. 2Level 2, estimatedOpen to everyone
• Minuet in F major, K. 5Level 3, estimatedWith Maestro

Sonata journeys

• Piano Sonata in C major, K. 309, I. Allegro con spiritoLevel 7, estimatedWith Maestro
• Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310, ILevel 8, estimatedWith Maestro
• Piano Sonata in C major, K. 330, I. Allegro moderatoLevel 7, estimatedWith Maestro
• Piano Sonata in C major, K. 330, II. Andante cantabileLevel 6, estimatedWith Maestro
• Piano Sonata in A major, K. 331: II. Menuetto and TrioLevel 6, estimatedWith Maestro
• Piano Sonata in C Minor - KV. 457 (1st Movement)Level 8, estimatedWith Maestro
• Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457, II. AdagioLevel 8, estimatedWith Maestro
• Piano Sonata in C major, K. 545, movement ILevel 6, estimatedWith Maestro
• Piano Sonata in C major, K. 545, movement II: AndanteLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
• Piano Sonata in C major, K. 545, movement III: RondoLevel 6, estimatedWith Maestro
• Piano Sonata in B-flat major, K. 570, ILevel 7, estimatedWith Maestro
• Piano Sonata in D major, K. 576, I. AllegroLevel 9, estimatedWith Maestro
• Piano Sonata in D major, K. 576, II. AdagioLevel 8, estimatedWith Maestro
• Piano Sonata in D major, K. 576, III. AllegrettoLevel 9, estimatedWith Maestro

More pieces

• Keyboard Piece in B-flat major, K. 15aaLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
• Keyboard Piece in C major, K. 15bLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• Keyboard piece/Minuet in G majorLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• Keyboard Piece in G major, K. 15eLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
• Keyboard Piece in E-flat major, K. 15eeLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• K. 15ff keyboard piece in A-flat majorLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• Contredanse in FLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• Keyboard Piece in F major, K. 15hhLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• Keyboard Piece in A major, K. 15iLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• Keyboard Piece in B-flat major, K. 15iiLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• K. 15k keyboard piece in A minorLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• Keyboard Piece in A major, K. 15lLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• Keyboard Piece in F major, K. 15mLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
• Keyboard Piece in D major, K. 15oLevel 6, estimatedWith Maestro
• K. 15oo keyboard piece in F majorLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• Keyboard Piece in G minor, K. 15rLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
• K. 1a Andante in C majorLevel 2, estimatedWith Maestro
• Allegro in C major, K. 1bLevel 2, estimatedWith Maestro
• K. 1c Allegro in F majorLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• Minuet in G major, K. 1eLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• K. 265/300e twelve variationsLevel 6, estimatedWith Maestro
• K. 283 II AndanteLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
• K. 3 Allegro in B-flat majorLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• K. 330 III AllegrettoLevel 6, estimatedWith Maestro
• Fantasia in D minorLevel 6, estimatedWith Maestro
• Minuet in F majorLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• Marche funebre KV 453aLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• K. 527 Là ci darem la mano, piano settingLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• K. 54/547b six variations, keyboard versionLevel 6, estimatedWith Maestro
• Gigue in G MajorLevel 6, estimatedWith Maestro
• K. 620 Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja, piano settingLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
• Papageno and Papagena duet, piano settingLevel 6, estimatedWith Maestro
• K. 626 Lacrimosa, Thalberg piano transcriptionLevel 7, estimatedWith Maestro