Sonata K. 331 · Theme (Andante grazioso) · piano sheet music & MIDI file
The K. 331 theme as a free piano MIDI: the siciliana plays in the preview, and the file and sheet music PDF download right below.
Preview played right in your browser with the app's real piano (lightweight version). Inside Pianovera: full multi-layer sound, fingering display and Wait mode.
This may be the most elegant theme Mozart ever set on a keyboard: a gently rocking siciliana in 6/8, so well turned that he built six variations on it and, two movements later, the famous Turkish March. Everything starts with this little MIDI file.
For a beginner this theme is a gift: eighteen bars, an easy tempo, and yet everything is in it. Two-note slurs, the balance between a melody in thirds and a discreet bass, dynamics that make a repeat breathe. If you want to learn to play beautifully rather than fast, start here.
What you'll be working on
- The siciliana sway, supple and steady
- The melody's thirds landing exactly together
- Two-note slurs: lean on the first, release the second
- Making each repeat different instead of identical
Playing Sonata K. 331 on piano with Pianovera
In Pianovera's Wait mode this theme sight-reads in one sitting. Then switch to Scroll at 80% and focus on one thing only: every slurred pair landing lighter than it rose.
Open Sonata K. 331 · Theme (Andante grazioso) in Pianovera: notes fall toward the keyboard, each hand gets its color, and Wait mode is there if you're starting out.
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Two files are waiting for you: the Sonata K. 331 piano MIDI file (5 KB, opens in Pianovera or any MIDI player) and the Sonata K. 331 piano sheet music PDF (32 KB, printable). Both come from the same engraving: what you read on the score is exactly what you hear in the preview.
The work itself is in the public domain, and this MIDI engraving was placed in the public domain by its typesetter on the Mutopia Project. Use it freely, videos included.
About this piece
Is Sonata K. 331 hard to play on piano?
We rate it beginner: 478 notes over 1:55, spanning E2 to A5. The first thing to work on: the siciliana sway, supple and steady.
Where can I get the sheet music for Sonata K. 331?
Right on this page: the "View the sheet music" button opens the PDF (32 KB), engraved by the Mutopia Project from the same source as the MIDI file, Public domain license. View it, print it, keep it.
Is the Sonata K. 331 MIDI file really free?
Yes. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died more than 70 years ago, so the work (1783) is public domain. This MIDI engraving is public domain too: download it and use it freely, videos included.