Sonata in C major, K. 309: I. Allegro con spirito

10.4 Trace a whole sonata movement

Study the first movement (Allegro con spirito) of Mozart’s Sonata in C, K. 309. Trace its exposition, development and recapitulation, and mark the main cadences that end each section. At the keyboard: play the main cadences from memory.

Ideas

• Sonata form
• Binary form

Theory cards

• Analysing a sonata movement
• Explaining a rewritten return

Technique

• C major scale, hands together, 4 octaves
• C major arpeggio, hands together, 4 octaves