Violin Sonata No. 17 in C Major, K. 296, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on 11 March 1778 in Mannheim, Germany and was first published in 1781 as part of Mozart's Opus 2 collection. It is the first work of his 'mature sonatas' (those not written in his childhood), which were written between 1778 and 1788. The work was dedicated to Josepha Barbara Auernhammer.

Date of composition 1778 (March) in Mannheim, Germany
First published 1781
Dedicated to Josepha von Auernhammer
Type Sonata
Tonality C Major
Catalogue KV 296
Instruments Piano
Violin
Autotranslations beta Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonate pour violon n°17 en do majeur, KV 296
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata per violino n. 17 in do maggiore, KV 296
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonate Nr. 17 für Violine C-dur, KV 296