Rondo for Piano No. 3 (Mozart)
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Rondo in A minor, K. 511, for piano
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
was written in 1787. It is in one movement
: Andante. The rondo
follows an A-B-A-C-A pattern. The principal theme in A minor primarily uses eighth notes while the first episode is in F major using sixteenth notes and the second episode is in A major using triplet-sixteenths.
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
was written in 1787. It is in one movement
Movement (music)
A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession...
: Andante. The rondo
Rondo
Rondo, and its French equivalent rondeau, is a word that has been used in music in a number of ways, most often in reference to a musical form, but also to a character-type that is distinct from the form...
follows an A-B-A-C-A pattern. The principal theme in A minor primarily uses eighth notes while the first episode is in F major using sixteenth notes and the second episode is in A major using triplet-sixteenths.