Two Minuets, from Sonata in C, KV 46d (violin and piano) level 2.5 – 3

Title: Two Minuets, from Sonata in C Major, KV 46d

Composer: W. A. Mozart

Instrumentation: Violin and Piano

Printout: 4 pages

Note: These minuets are from an early sonata by Mozart, composed around 1768 when Mozart was still a pre-teen wunderkind. They require first and third positions, and are comparable to Suzuki book 3 or 4 in playing difficulty.

Skills: 3/4 time; C Major/C minor; first and third position; shifting; simple double stops; detache, staccato and legato bowing; short slurs of 2 or 3 notes; double up bows; fp accents; one trill.