Sonata Facile K. 545 · 3rd movement MIDI & Sheet Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1788
It's the shortest movement of the sonata, and the most playful. Mozart keeps bringing back a little C major refrain between episodes that change color, including one in A minor. That's the rondo principle, and the refrain sticks after one listen.
⏱1:33 with repeats♪961 notes🎚Intermediate🎼C major♩104 per quarter🎹C2 → F6🦶pedal marks
If you've just worked through the first movement and the Andante, this is the logical next step: the same clear writing, but a nimbler right hand, with repeated notes and sixteenth-note runs over a left hand that stays simple. Mozart wrote Allegretto, not Presto, so aim for bounce rather than speed.
Bar 11 : a leap of 17 semitones in the right hand, in under half a second
Bar 45 : the right hand shifts position by 23 semitones compared with the previous bar
Playing the Sonata Facile Rondo on piano with Pianovera
In Pianovera, loop the refrain until it sits under your fingers: it keeps coming back, so that work pays off across the whole piece. Show the fingering for the right-hand runs and stay at 70% speed until they come out even.
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About this piece
How long is the Sonata Facile Rondo?
The MIDI file lasts 1:33, with every repeat played in full: 74 bars in 2/4 (84 played with the repeats), 961 notes, at 104 bpm (quarter notes). Slowed to 60%, it lasts 2:35.
What level do you need to play the Sonata Facile Rondo?
We rate it intermediate in C major, with sustain pedal marks. The left hand stretches up to 12 semitones (an octave) and the right hand up to 9 semitones (a sixth), across 53 semitones of keyboard (C2 to F6), at 10.3 notes per second on average. The first thing to work on: the refrain's repeated notes, light and even.
What is the hardest passage in the Sonata Facile Rondo?
It is bar 11: a leap of 17 semitones in the right hand, in under half a second.
What tempo should a beginner practice the Sonata Facile Rondo at?
Aim for 60 bpm (quarter notes), which is 60% of the file's tempo (104).
Is there sheet music for the Sonata Facile Rondo with fingering?
Yes: 555 fingerings, 74 bars, shown in full above and as a free printable PDF.
