Pieces / Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major · K. 545 · 1st movement
Sonata facile
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1788 · Allegro · 30 keys · MediumAbout the piece
Mozart entered this sonata in his catalogue in June 1788 as « a little piano sonata for beginners ». Published after his death, it became known as the Sonata facile, the « easy sonata », and its opening is among the best known in all piano music.
You play the right hand of the first bars and the first scale, moved a minor third higher, to E-flat major, to fit the 17 keys.
- Key
- C major
- Played in
- E-flat major, a minor third higher
- Time
- 4/4
- Keys
- 30
- Licence
- Public domain
Sonata facile letters
The whole passage, as letters to type. P is a black key; a dash holds the note a little longer.
E - G - U - S - E F E - K - U - P - U - Y G Y G - A S E F G Y U K U Y G F E S A