Piano Sonata No. 17 (Mozart)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 17 in B major, K. 570, dated February 1789,[1] is a sonata in three movements:

Piano Sonata in B major
No. 17
by W. A. Mozart
Drawing of Mozart in silverpoint by Dora Stock in 1789
KeyB major
CatalogueK. 570
StyleClassical period
ComposedFebruary 1789 (1789-02)
MovementsAllegro, Adagio, Allegretto
  1. Allegro in 3
    4
  2. Adagio (E major) in 4
    4
  3. Allegretto in 2
    4

A typical performance takes about 18 minutes.

There is an accompanying violin part of doubtful origin in many 1800 editions; the piano part is exactly the same as for piano solo. Neue Mozart-Ausgabe (NMA) describe it as an addition by either Johann Anton André or Johann Mederitsch [de].[2]

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