Classical · 1788
Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, 1st movement
W. A. MozartK. 545
- Key
- C
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩=120
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Sonata-allegro — Exposition (P1: C major; T; S: G major; K). Often called "Sonata facile" — textbook example of Classical phrase structure.
Teaching points
- Alberti bass in the LH from bar 1 — broken-chord accompaniment outlining I–V–I
- Antecedent / consequent four-bar phrases with PAC at bar 4 and HC at bar 8
- Modulation to V (G major) at the start of the second theme via a brief circle-of-fifths sequence