Piano Sonata in F major, K. 547a
Sonata Piano solo
In brief

This F major sonata by Mozart has a bright, transparent character: light phrasing and quick passagework that call for nimbleness and a sense of breathing so motifs remain clear without weighing down the line. Technically, focus on Touch Control (Contrôle du toucher) (2.5/5): you will need to balance fingers and wrist to produce clean articulation without tension, switching between light detaché and singing legato; and on Harmonic Analysis (Analyse harmonique) (2.5/5): spotting modulations and cadences helps shape phrases and place dynamics convincingly. In context, the piece is listed as K.547a and belongs to Mozart's piano sonata output, though its exact dating and position within his works are uncertain. I do not provide a recommended recording here because I am not fully certain of a single authoritative interpretation for this specific work.

MusicCoach difficulty
42/100
Elementary
Likely range : 30–54/100
Confidence : 38% · to confirm
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Exam grade
About grade 4 to 5

Estimated from our difficulty score, not taken from an exam syllabus. Checked against 333 works on the ABRSM syllabus: the exact grade is right 7 times out of 10, and within one grade 99 times out of 100.

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Where this work sits
050100

Most works cluster between 45 and 65: a small score gap often marks a real step. The highlighted bar shows this work among those for the same instrument.

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Relative difficulty
63%
Among Mozart
37%
Era
8%
Genre
Movements and pieces of this work

One rarely plays the whole work. We do not yet have a level specific to each of these movements: they carry the opus's level, which does not say which one is the most approachable.

Estimated skills
Theory
Harmonic analysis
1
Style
Character and style
1
Tone
Touch control
1
Style
Classical style
1
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