Violin Sonata in D major (attributed to Mozart)

The Violin Sonata in D major, K. deest, is a composition for violin and piano (or harpsichord) published in England during the 18th Century under the name of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It is typical of many such works intended for use by amateur musicians in a domestic setting, with the attribution to a well known composer being used to boost sales. As with Mozart's earliest violin sonatas, the keyboard instrument is dominant.

Background

The composition first appeared in an undated score published by J. Bland of London entitled "A favorite Sonata for the Piano Forte or Harpsichord, with an accompaniment for a Violin, Composed by W.A. Mozart".^[1]

Scholars have been unable to date the published score to earlier than 1780, which casts strong doubt on Mozart being the actual composer as his last visit to London was in the 1760s.^[1]

While the practice of music publishers attributing the work of others to well known composers was common until the 19th century, to date no other composers name has been attached to the piece.

Structure

The composition, which has a typical performance time of around seven and a half minutes, is in two movements:^[2]

Allegro
Rondo: Grazioso

References

Notes

1 2 (Pajot 2007)
↑ (Noguchi 1997)

Sources

Noguchi, Hideo (1997). "Mozart's Violin Sonata in D K. deest". Mozart Studies Online. Retrieved September 2014.
Pajot, Dennis (2007). "KV. deest Violin/Piano Sonata in D". Mozartforum.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved September 2014.

External links

Violin Sonata in D major, K. deest: Score and critical report (German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe

Violin sonatas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Childhood sets (1763–66)	Violin Sonatas, KV 6–9 Violin Sonatas, KV 10–15 Violin Sonatas, KV 26–31

Mature sonatas (1778–88)	No. 17 in C major, K. 296 No. 18 in G major, K. 301 No. 19 in E flat major, K. 302 No. 20 in C major, K. 303 No. 21 in E minor, K. 304 No. 22 in A major, K. 305 No. 23 in D major, K. 306 No. 24 in F major, K. 376 No. 25 in F major, K. 377 No. 26 in B flat major, K. 378 No. 27 in G major, K. 379 No. 28 in E flat major, K. 380 No. 29 in A major, K. 402 No. 30 in C major, K. 403 No. 31 in C major, K. 404 No. 32 in B flat major, K. 454 No. 33 in E flat major, K. 481 No. 35 in A major, K. 526 No. 36 in F major, K. 547

Spurious or doubtful	Violin Sonatas, KV. 55-60 ^b Violin Sonata in A major, K. 61 ^a Violin Sonata in D major, K. deest ^b

^a Now attributed to Hermann Friedrich Raupach ^b Composer's name currently unknown. List of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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