Moonlight Sonata

This edition makes the famous first movement of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata (Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2, Adagio sostenuto) playable at the start — a short, readable piano version, not the original concert text.

The movement is shortened, transposed to D minor and written in a gentle 6/8. Playing time about 1:40. Music on two pages (PDF 5 pages in total, including title and imprint).

Arranged by Martin Malto. The texture stays clear and the harmony stays close enough that the melody is recognisable — without the places where beginners stop.

For early piano students, returning players and lessons: the sound of the piece before the original C-sharp-minor movement.

• Ludwig van Beethoven - Composer
• Martin Malto - Arranger