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Study Notes for Minuet in F major K 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Level: Late Beginner
Style: Classical
Key: F major
Tempo: Tempo di minuetto

Technique:

  • two- and three-note slurs
  • dynamic shaping

Public domain edition:   IMSLP – Minuet in F major, K.2 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)

My Editions:

  • Exploring Piano Classics – Repertoire Level 1 by Nancy Bachus, page 24
  • Pianist Magazine, Issue 79, page 29

My Performance

Comments

I watched a tutorial which stated firmly that playing the last beat of the motif (say the third beat in bar 1) slurred to the next note, is wrong. That it should be detached. And that is certainly the accepted practice. But, I like this version, with the slur. Maybe I’ll make another recording for comparison…

Structure

A1 – A1 – B – A2 – B – A2

Sections

Section Bars Comments
A1 1-8
B 9-16
A2 17-24 Very slight variation of A1

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Tutorials

Last Updated on September 21, 2022


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