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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Adagio h-moll K.540

Work Overview

Music ID : 1428
Composition Year:1788 
Publication Year:1788
First Publisher:Hoffmeister
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:Various works
Total Playing Time:14 min 00 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 1788. The well-known Piano Sonata in C major (K. 545) was also composed in this year. It is an Adagio in 4/4 time, written in B minor. It takes the form of a three-part (ternary) form, with the opening theme developed in G major in the middle section. The main theme is characterized by the left hand entering a half-measure later, with both hands proceeding in parallel motion. Throughout the piece, delicate note values are interspersed within the leisurely flow of the Adagio music.

Writer: Saitoh, Noriko