Mozart Piano Sonata in C K545: Transcribed for Cello

Here is the sheet music for the entire Mozart Piano Sonata K545 (Simple Sonata), one of Mozart’s most loved, transcribed for cello with a simple accompaniment. The accompaniment can be played by (adapted to) many instruments: piano (mainly only left hand), guitar, harp etc. We also offer a version of the accompaniment for a second cello, converting the entire sonata into a cello duo. The Sonata is offered in two different keys:

• transposed down by a fourth into the key of G major, which brings it down into a very comfortable register for the cello
• in the original key of C major, which lies quite high for the cello

In Mozart’s original score there is not even one dynamic written!

TRANSPOSED DOWN A FOURTH INTO G MAJOR:

MOVT I: Allegro

1.  Cello Part: Edited
2.       Cello Part: Clean
3.       Accompaniment Score (Keyboard)

1. Cello Duo Score
2.           Accompaniment Part For Second Cello

1. Engraving Files (XML)

Here are two audios of a play-along accompaniment, played on a piano and with both repeats. The first audio is at a practice speed and the second is at a performance speed. If we actually download it then we can play it at different tempi with the wonderfully useful and simple Amazing Slowdowner program. A two-bar introduction has been added so that we can know when to start playing:

MOVT II: Andante

What a beautiful movement this is ! The accompaniment part, almost entirely monophonic, is perfectly suited to harp (or guitar) and can be played with each note left to ring on, as if with a piano pedal. When accompanied by a second cello, the entire accompaniment is (or can be) played pizzicato.

1.  Cello Part: Edited
2.       Cello Part: Clean
3.       Accompaniment Score (Keyboard)

1. Cello Duo Score
2.            Accompaniment Part For Second Cello

1. Engraving Files (XML

Here is an audio of a play-along accompaniment, played by a harp. A one-bar introduction has been added so that we can know when to start playing:

MOVT III: Rondo Allegretto

1.   Cello Part: Edited
2.       Cello Part: Clean
3.       Accompaniment Score (Keyboard

1. Cello Duo Score and VC II Part
2.         Easier VC II Part

1.  Engraving Files (XML)

Here are two audios of a play-along accompaniment, played on a piano and with all repeats. The first audio is at a practice speed and the second is at a performance speed. A one-and-a-half-bar introduction has been added so that we can know when to start playing:

ORIGINAL KEY (HIGH) VERSION IN C MAJOR:

This is an older, unrevised transcription that could (should?) have been deleted in favour of the lower, G major version above. It is published here only really as a curiosity and – because it lies quite high on the cello fingerboard – as a very pleasurable source of musical material for practicing/playing in thumbposition.

MOVT I: Allegro

Here below is an audio of the original piano sonata movement, played in the original key by Walter Klien:

1.   Edited Version
2.         Clean Version
3.         Easier Version
4.         Accompaniment Score

A play-along audio of the piano accompaniment for this movement can be found here below. It starts with a very unimaginative two-bar introduction to allow us to both get ready and to know when to start. In this audio, both sections are repeated.

MOVT II: ANDANTE

Here below is an audio of the original piano sonata movement, played in the original key by Walter Klien:

The original piano music is downloadable here from www.imslp.org.

1.    Edited Version
2.         Clean Version
3.         Easier Version
4.         Accompaniment Score

Here is a play-along audio of the accompaniment played on the harp. A one-bar introduction has been added so that we can know when to start.

MOVT III: RONDO ALLEGRETTO

Here below is an audio of the original piano sonata movement, played in the original key by Walter Klien:

1.    Edited Version
2.          Clean Version
3.          Easier Version