Minuet in D major (doubtful), K. Anh.H 24,17
di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Minuet in D major (K. Anh.H 24,17) is a short keyboard Menuetto transmitted without secure proof of Mozart’s authorship, and is generally treated as doubtful or possibly spurious. It is usually dated to 1769, a period when the 13-year-old Mozart was travelling in Italy (often linked in secondary references with Bologna or Rome).
What Is Known
The Minuet in D major survives as a brief clavier piece transmitted under Mozart’s name but without a secure autograph; modern cataloguing therefore treats the attribution as uncertain [1]. In the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe (NMA) it appears among individual piano pieces as Minuet in D [clavier version], K. Anh. H 24/17 [1]. The same number is also connected in the NMA’s sketches/leaf listings with a “sketch sheet” designation (Skb 1772a), underscoring that what we have is tied to problematic, fragmentary transmission rather than a well-documented publication history [2].
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
The piece is commonly placed in 1769, during Mozart’s first Italian journey—an itinerary that included both Bologna and Rome—yet the precise place of origin is not firmly documented in the public-facing NMA tables [1]. In short, it is best understood as a doubtful keyboard minuet associated with Mozart’s Italian travel years, not as securely authenticated juvenilia.
Musical Content
On the page it is simply a Menuetto for solo keyboard: a compact, dance-like movement in D major, intended for domestic performance and built around regular phrase symmetry typical of mid-18th-century minuet style [1]. Even if one withholds firm authorship, the idiom fits the sort of galant, tuneful keyboard writing Mozart absorbed and practised as a teenager—music designed to be grasped quickly, to balance melody with clear harmonic rhythm, and to articulate courtly character through light articulation and periodic cadences.
Spartito
Scarica e stampa lo spartito di Minuet in D major (doubtful), K. Anh.H 24,17 da Virtual Sheet Music®.
[1] Digital Mozart Edition (DME), Neue Mozart-Ausgabe (NMA) table of contents: Piano Pieces, Vol. 2 — entry for “Minuet in D [clavier version] K. Anh. H 24/17”.
[2] Digital Mozart Edition (DME), NMA table of contents: Sketches — listing connecting K. Anh. H 24/17 with “Skb 1772a: [Sketch sheet]”.