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Mozart Piano Sonata K.310

Does anyone know of an online source of harmonic analysis? I am looking for a harmonic analysis of the first two movements of mozart's piano sonata in A minor - k.310. Help, please. This piece is driving me insane.
Thanks,C. Pierce

Re: Mozart Piano Sonata K.310

Reply #1 –
Hi Christine,

One of Guenter Nagler's Midi utilities does a chordal analysis of a midi file. If you have a midi of the piece, you could try this. There's a link to his page (and a zippped compendium of all the utilities) on the Scriptorium.

If not, or if you're not comfortable with command-line interpreters (DOS), try a web search using keywords like +"harmonic analysis" +Mozart.

Fred

Re: Mozart Piano Sonata K.310

Reply #2 –
Christine,
Check out this link:
http://www.harmony.org.uk/

It is a website by a guy who is writing a theory book.  Using his own personal harmonic theory, he does a complete harmonic analysis of only the first movement of the piano sonata.  Sorry . . . not the second mov.

You should also read his book sections and thesis.  He says a lot of really intelligent things, and you might need to look at his ideas in order to completely understand his analysis.  Good luck.

Halim

Re: Mozart Piano Sonata K.310

Reply #3 –
I don't play the piano but I want to learn just so I can play K 310. It's the most amazing piece of music I have ever heard and ever expect to hear. It's packed with so much feeling and abandon. I first heard it on a CD called Emil Gilels: the Giant. I heard other recordings by other artists but his is the best and most enlightening. He played it as though he was Mozart. I'm telling you, I can't say enough about it - it's just fabulous. If you want to understand k 310 better try to find this recording. I found it at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh but I think it's not sold anymore - someone told me it is out of print. Good luck! If anyone wants to talk more about this piece or if anyone knows where I could get this CD -- feel free to email me at vered7878@hotmail.com.