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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Trio No. 1 (Mozart)

The Piano Trio No. 1 in B major (Divertimento), K. 254, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1776. It is scored for piano, violin and cello. Rachel Beckles Willson writes that it may have been

Movements#

The work is in three movements: The violin part provides significant melodic and textural material independent of the piano part, but the cello, as was usual in piano trios of the period, largely follows the piano’s left-hand part.

  • *“Work details, audio”, Köchel-Verzeichnis, International Mozarteum Foundation * *
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart