If you are the piano lover, you must be interested to know which are the easiest Mozart piano pieces that sound complicated. Let’s find out together.
If you are a piano student, one thing is for sure: you cannot pass any of your exams if you didn’t play at least five pieces of Mozart. We all know how important and great his work is, but are we all aware that he was composing some of his first pieces when he was only 5 years old? That is exactly why Mozart is another word for genius. Some of his famous works include operas like Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro, the Symphony No. 40 in G minor and For Elise. However, he has many many more, which you will find in our list later on.
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All piano lovers or just piano players have their own perception what is a difficult piece to play and what is not. The abilities and tastes are something that we shouldn’t argue about. However, what we can all agree is the popularity of a piano piece. If we talk about that, some of the popular modern piano songs are The Piano Man by Billy Joel, Bennie and The Jets by Elton John and lastly, we shouldn’t forget to mention Hey Jude by The Beatles. These songs are found as the most popular pop songs to play on piano. In the same time, they are easy piano pieces for beginners that sound impressive. Even though they are all beautiful, some are more beautiful than others. For example, according to Artiden, At The Ivy Gate by Brian Crain and Melodie by Grieg are the most beautiful contemporary piano songs. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to them, now is the right moment. But, if you want to play the music, not just to listen to it, sheet music is what you need. So, since we are talking about sheet music, we should also mention some of the easy classical piano songs sheet music. According to some sources, Bach’s “Prelude to the Well-Tempered Clavichord” is on that list as well as Chopin’s “Prelude in E min, Opus 28, No 4”. These pieces are in the group of beautiful intermediate piano pieces.
In order to create our list of easy but beautiful piano pieces by Mozart, we searched through many sources available online. Some of them are Hal Leonard, Sheet Music Plus, Piano Street and YouTube, to mention a few. Before we tell you anything, let’s just have one thing clear: all of the Mozart pieces sounds pretty complicated! Out of the searched sources we took the most repeated suggestions when it comes to the easiest ones to perform, and made a list in accordance with it. Related topics that you might find interesting are 10 Easiest Gospel Songs to Play on Piano or 10 Most Beautiful Piano Songs From Movies. So, check them out. Now, let’s see our list of easiest Mozart piano pieces that sound complicated.
16. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570
This sonata dates from February 1789. It has three movements, and typical performance lasts around 18 minutes.
15. Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309
This sonata was written in 1777. It has three movements and lasts approximately around 16 minutes.
14. Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 333
On the 14th place on our list of the easiest Mozart piano pieces is Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major. It dates back to 1783. It has three movements and duration of typical performance is 23 minutes.
13. Minuet in F Major
Mozart composed Minuet in F major when he was only 6! Even though it makes you think how complicated it is to perform it, don’t be so sure! For more instruction on how to perform it check this article.
12. Contradance in G Major
This piece is mostly dedicated to intermediate piano players. It is one of the most famous Mozart’s pieces.
11. Piano Concerto No.11 in F Major, K.413
This piece Mozart wrote in Vienna in 1782. Out of three movements, Larghetto is considered to be the easiest one.
10. Minuet in D Major, KV.7
On the 10th place of the easiest Mozart piano pieces that sound complicated is Minuet in D major. It sounds like it is impossible to play it, however, once you see the notes in front of you, everything will be more clear.
9. Allegro in B flat Major, K3
This piece is thought to before written before 1777 for Salzburg. Even though it sounds like you cannot manage to play it, try!
8. Allegro in F Major, K1c
Date of this composition is 1761, even though its first publication was in 1956. Easy to play? Try on your own!
7. Minuet in G Major, K1e
The year of this composition is estimated to be around 1761. It is composed for piano.
6. Minuet I in C Major, K6
Learning Mozart’s Minuet is never simple. However, this one in C major according to few sources shouldn’t be that hard.
5. Piano Sonata No.2 in F Major, KV 280
This piano sonata has three movements: Allegro assai, Adagio and presto. It was written in 1774, and typical performance lasts around 14 minutes.
4. Viennese Sonatina in C Major
Viennese Sonatinas were originally music composed for wind instruments. At a later stage, they were transcribed for piano and re-assigned to different keys.
3. Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545
Sonata No.16 ranks third on our list of easiest Mozart piano pieces that sound complicated. It was described by Mozart himself as “for beginners,” which is why it also carries a nickname “Sonata facile” or “Sonata semplice” which in translation means “Easy Sonate.” A typical performance takes around 14 minutes.
2. La Ci Darem la Mano
“Là ci darem la mano” is in Italian for “There we will give each other our hands.” It is a duet for opera Don Giovanni that Mozart wrote in 1787.
1. A Little Night Music
On the top of our list of the easiest Mozart piano pieces that sound complicated is “A Little Night Music.” It is a Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major K. 525 written in 1787.
