Form
The sonata is in three movements and has a conventional structure:
- Allegro - The first movement is in a classical sonata form.
- Adagio - The second movement is a slow movement in the key of B flat major with two halves repeated. In the autograph, the second half is essentially a repeat of its initial presentation with some minor tonal adjustments. In the earliest printed editions, however, it is considerably elaborated.
- Allegro assai - The rapid finale is in sonata form with a 6/8 time. While it starts out with a forte chord and passage work, it concludes with a pianissimo cadence.
Read more about this topic: Piano Sonata No. 12 (Mozart)
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