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Simple Building Blocks in Mozart's "Sonata facile"
The opening of this Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 16 (K.545) shows clear partimenti outlines.
C–B–C in the treble in mm.1–2, answered in the bass in mm.3–4.
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The short Prinner traces A–G–F–E in the upper voice and F–E–D–C within the accompaniment. The longer version sees one stage in each measure of mm.5–8.