Moonlight Sonata 1st movement sheet music with note names

This is the entire First Movement of Ludwig v. Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14, famously known as Moonlight Sonata.

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This is the slow, haunting First Movement, in C# minor, probably the most famous of this beloved 3-movement sonata for solo piano. (The third movement, a very fast and furious one – coming soon to this site! – is also hugely popular with pianists and audiences alike, all across the world, and across over two centuries.)

This is the Complete and Unabridged piece (Beethoven’s entire, original First Movement).

Letter-names (note labels) have been added to every note. These include any and all “accidentals” (sharps, flats, naturals, etc.).

These lettered notes are 100% musically accurate, based on both the prevailing key signature; and also, any and all accidentals (a musical term, meaning sharps, flats and naturals, temporarily inserted for any given note) that may be in effect, during the current measure. In other words, it’s never necessary to “second-guess” these note labels, as you read continuously through the piece.

100% accuracy and completeness is 100% guaranteed. You can request a refund at any time – there is no time limit on that, and there will be no questions asked! *Please note, just for your peace of mind: I have literally never had a refund request, even after 14 years of selling this kind of sheet music online. But as I said, if you were to wish a complete and immediate refund, at any time, you will most certainly receive it; and again, I would never require a reason, or even ask.

The engraver (that’s me, producer of this sheet music), Kent D. Smith, is a college-degreed music instructor, with over 45 years of teaching experience.

This is a printable PDF file, available for immediate (and subsequent) downloads.*

*Download Limit: Five (5) times, from any device, at any time. *Should you ever exceed this download limit, just shoot me (Kent) an email, from my contact page, and I will gladly send you a copy of the PDF file itself.  (I have set these download limits, only to prevent “viral” sharing to unauthorized third-parties. Thanks for understanding!)

Thank you so much, I hope you will get many years of enjoyment from learning (or re-learning) Moonlight Sonata, First Movement, one of the most enduring and beautiful pieces in the world, by way of this sheet music!

If you have ANY questions, problems, or concerns, just let me know here. I pride myself in excellent customer service!

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    What are the first notes of Moonlight Sonata?

    The “Moonlight” Sonata happens to be in the key of C-sharp minor. This means that the key (also called the tonality) is built on the note C-sharp. This note is called the tonic – the first note of a key. The key is built on the notes C-sharp, D-sharp, E, F-sharp, G-sharp, A and B.

    Is Moonlight Sonata movement 1 hard?

    The first movement is very easy to play. Even if you have never touched a piano before, you can learn the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata without too much difficulty. Even if you can only practice for a few minutes each day, you can learn the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata in just a couple months.

    What is Moonlight Sonata first movement called?

    First Movement – Adagio Sostenuto Many of Beethoven's critics, like Hector Berlioz, said that this first movement sounded more like lamentation and not a romantic composition. His long-term student and friend, Carl Czerny, described it as “a nocturnal scene, in which a mournful ghostly voice sounds from the distance.”