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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Menuet C-Dur KV.6

Work Overview

Music ID : 69673
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:menuetto
Total Playing Time:0 min 40 sec
Copyright:Public Domain
Additional Notes:楽譜によって左手が少し異なる。

Commentary (1)

Author : Kumamoto, Ryohei

Last Updated: July 21, 2025
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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.

It is in C major and binary form.

A [a (measures 1-4) + b (measures 5-8)]

B [c (measures 9-12) + b1 (measures 13-16)]

The accompaniment is characterized by slurred quarter notes on the second and third beats, omitting the downbeat.

The A section's structure begins with the development of the opening two-measure melody, repeated as a sequence a second higher. Subsequently, a motif of two slurred eighth notes is developed over a four-measure phrase, leading to a partial modulation to the dominant key and a perfect authentic cadence.

The opening four measures of the B section, contrary to the A section, present a descending sequence every two measures. The four measures from m. 13 are similar to the four measures from m. 5; however, for instance, while the two eighth notes at the beginning of m. 6 descend by a leap of a fourth, those in m. 14 ascend by a third. As a result, the melodic movement becomes comical, resembling a hiccup. Considering these changes in relation to the musical jokes expressed by Mozart and Haydn might make practice more enjoyable.

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