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Piano Sonata in G major
No. 5
by W. A. Mozart
The young composer, a 1777 copy of a lost painting
Key G major
Catalogue K. 283 / 189h
Style Classical period
Composed1774 (1774)
MovementsThree (Allegro, Andante in C major, Presto)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, K. 283 / 189h, ( 1774) is a piano sonata in three movements:

  1. Allegro
  2. Andante (in C major)
  3. Presto

This sonata is part of the earliest group of sonatas that Mozart published in the mid-1770s. The first movement is a sonata-allegro movement that is concise, with an economy of materials. The development section is a mere 18 measures long. The shorter length and moderate technical demands make it an ideal piece for early-advanced study and performance.

A typical performance takes twelve to eighteen ( Richter) minutes.

The work was written down during the visit Mozart paid to Munich for the production of his La finta giardiniera from late 1774 to the beginning of the following March.