| Piano Sonata in A minor | |
|---|---|
| No. 8 | |
| by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | |
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| Key | A minor |
| Catalogue | K. 310 / 300d |
| Style | Classical period |
| Composed | 1778 |
| Movements | Three (Allegro maestoso, Andante cantabile con espressione, Presto) |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 / 300d, was written in 1778. The sonata is the first of only two Mozart piano sonatas in a minor key (the other being No. 14 in C minor, K. 457). It was composed in the summer of 1778 around the time of his mother's death, one of the most tragic times of his life.[1]
The autograph manuscript of the sonata is preserved in the Morgan Library & Museum.
- ^ Anderson 1990, p. 2.