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Piano Sonata No. 7 in C major, K. 309

II. Andante un poco adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1777 · F major · 79 bars · 251 chords analysed

Written in Mannheim in 1777 for Rosa Cannabich, the daughter of a friend; Mozart said the slow movement was a portrait of her.

Mozart's 18 piano sonatas span his career, from Munich in 1775 to Vienna in 1789. Most have three movements — fast, slow, fast — and the first movement is usually in sonata form: two contrasting themes, a development that travels through other keys, and a return home.

Keys visited: F major, C major.