Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545

Composer: MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, one of Mozart’s most recognizable piano tunes, was composed in 1788 and consists of three movements:
    • Allegro
    • Andante
    • Rondo. Allegretto1
  • Mozart referred to the sonata as “Sonate facile,” and wrote of it as “a little piano sonata for beginners.”
    • Fun fact – Unlike most of his other piano sonatas, Mozart did not ascribe any dynamic markings in the score for Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, perhaps leaving it to the student’s instructor to assign.2

Sources

  1. “Piano Sonata No.16 in C major, K.545 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus),” IMSLP, accessed October 15, 2025, https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No.16_in_C_major%2C_K.545_(Mozart%2C_Wolfgang_Amadeus).
  2. Ernst Herttrich, “Preface: Piano Sonata C major K. 545 (Sonata facile),” G. Henle Verlag, accessed October 15, 2025, https://www.henle.de/media/76/b6/93/1697725878/0164-1697725878-sync.pdf.

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