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Leaving Cert Music: Mozart: Piano Concerto K488

How often Mozart: Piano Concerto K488 comes up on the Music papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 3 of the last 9 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2022.

OL Asked on 3 of the last 9 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2022.

Mozart: Piano Concerto K488, Higher Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Mozart: Piano Concerto K488.

(a)In which year did Mozart complete his Piano Concerto No. 23, K488?
  1. 1756
  2. 1786
  3. 1830
(b)What is the key of the second movement of K488?
  1. D major
  2. A minor
  3. F sharp minor
(c)In the solo exposition of the first movement, the second subject is in which key?
  1. E major
  2. D major
  3. A minor
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(a) 1786

(b) F sharp minor

(c) E major

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Mozart: Piano Concerto K488.

Higher Level

Asked on 3 of the last 9 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2022.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Not asked
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Q1
2021Q3
2019Not asked
2018Not asked
2017Not asked
2016Q1

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Mozart: Piano Concerto K488 questions

Mozart: Piano Concerto K488, 2 marks

Which brass instruments does Mozart use in K488?

  1. Two trumpets
  2. Three trombones
  3. Two horns
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Two horns

K488 has only two horns in the brass section, with no trumpets or timpani, which keeps the sound light and intimate.

Mozart: Piano Concerto K488, 2 marks

What form is the first movement of K488 in?

  1. Theme and variations with a final coda
  2. Concerto sonata form with double exposition
  3. Rondo form with a returning main theme
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Concerto sonata form with double exposition

The orchestra presents the themes first, then the piano enters for a second exposition, followed by the development, recapitulation, cadenza and coda.

Mozart: Piano Concerto K488, 2 marks

What form is the third movement of K488 in?

  1. Sonata-rondo
  2. Ternary
  3. Minuet and trio
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Sonata-rondo

The rondo theme returns between episodes, but the episodes are laid out like the exposition and recapitulation of sonata form.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 3 of the last 9 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2022.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Not asked
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Q1
2021Q3
2019Not asked
2018Not asked
2017Not asked
2016Q1

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Mozart: Piano Concerto K488 questions

Mozart: Piano Concerto K488, 2 marks

In what year did Mozart write his Piano Concerto No. 23, K.488?

  1. 1830
  2. 1756
  3. 1786
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1786

Mozart finished K.488 in Vienna in 1786, at the height of the Classical period. 1756 is the year he was born; 1830 is the year of the Berlioz symphony.

Mozart: Piano Concerto K488, 2 marks

What is the home key of Mozart's Piano Concerto K.488?

  1. G minor
  2. A major
  3. F sharp minor
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A major

K.488 is in A major. Only the slow second movement moves to F sharp minor, the relative minor.

Mozart: Piano Concerto K488, 2 marks

Which woodwind instruments are NOT in the K.488 orchestra?

  1. Oboes
  2. Clarinets
  3. Bassoons
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Oboes

Mozart wrote it for flute, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns and strings. There are no oboes, a classic exam trap.

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