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Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K. 332

II. Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · c. 1783 · B♭ major · 40 bars · 165 chords analysed

Packed with contrasting ideas, from songful melodies to stormy minor-key outbursts.

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: B♭ major, F major.