late beginner

Minuet and Trio KV 1

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

What's this piece like?
This is Mozart's first composition, written when he was just 5 years old. This piece is remarkably well crafted with two interesting elements: The hemiola on measure 5 makes the rhythm feel like it changed from 3 beats per measure into 2 beats per measure. On measure 6 the rhythm gets back to normal, making this theme quite original in its rhythmic variety. The trio section offers quite a contrast to the main theme (as one would expect of a Minuet and Trio). If short and jumpy staccato notes fit well in the character of the main theme, here you should play longer notes and smooth lines.
Who's this piece for?
An excellent piece for beginners who are polishing their technique.
1-2 pages
Classical
G major

MOOD: Playful.

TECHNIQUE: Two-note slur.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 2
Equivalent to ABRSM level 2
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1756

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born.

1757

Beginning of British Empire in India.

1757

Domenico Scarlatti died.

1759

George Frideric Handel died.

1761

Minuet and Trio was composed by W.A. Mozart at the age of 5 years old.

1762

C.W. Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice premiered in Vienna.

1762

Mozart toured Europe as six-year-old prodigy.

1764

A French trading company establishes a trading post on the Mississippi River, to be known as St. Louis.

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Jean-Philippe Rameau died.

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