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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Rondo D-Dur K.485

Work Overview

Music ID : 304
Composition Year:1786 
Publication Year:1786
First Publisher:Hoffmeister
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:rondo
Total Playing Time:6 min 30 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Saitoh, Noriko

Last Updated: February 1, 2008
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

Composed in 1786 for Miss Charlotte von Würben, this piece is written in D major, in 4/4 time, marked Allegro. The main theme primarily consists of simple melodic lines outlining the notes of the tonic and dominant chords. However, by adding appoggiaturas and crafting it with a buoyant rhythm, it creates a clear and charming melody. The left hand primarily plays arpeggiated chords, but there are also instances where it carries the melody in the lower register. Furthermore, this rondo presents its main theme in keys other than the tonic, resulting in a structure that is closer to sonata form than to the typical rondo form in music theory.

Writer: Saitoh, Noriko

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