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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was prolific and wrote in many genres. Perhaps his best-admired work is in opera, the piano concerto, the symphony, and in the string quartet and string quintet. Mozart also wrote much work for solo piano, other forms of chamber music, masses and other religious music, and endless dances, divertimenti, and other forms of light entertainment. W. A. Mozart, 1790 portrait by Johann Georg Edlinger Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is among the most popular, significant and influential composers of European classical music. ... The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... A piano concerto is a concerto for solo piano and orchestra. ... A symphony is an extended piece of music usually for orchestra and comprising several movements. ... The resident string quartet of the Library of Congress in 1963 A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group. ... A string quintet is an ensemble of five string instrument players or a piece written for such a combination. ... Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. ... This article discusses the Mass as a standard form of classical music composition. ... Divertimento is a music genre, with most of its examples stemming from the 18th century. ...

Piano music

Mozart's earliest composition attempts begin with piano sonatas and other piano pieces, as this is the instrument on which his musical education took place. Almost everything that he wrote for piano was intended to be played by himself (or by his sister, also a proficient piano player). It is true also that some of his most famous piano concertos were written with others, usually pupils (famously Babette von Ployer), specifically in mind. Among the concertos for piano and orchestra, in 1773 he composed the Concerto in D, K 175, that several years later he considered his favorite. The Concerto for Three Pianos in F, K 242 (Lodron) was composed in 1776, with three piano parts of different difficulty. A piano sonata is a sonata written for unaccompanied piano. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

piano concertos (27)

Mozart's production for piano during Vienna years found its peaks with the 17 piano concertos, the most significant works of the great collection of 27 concertos, where he revolutionized the concerto style, giving it a free symphonic dimension, with the solo instrument exploiting all of its technical possibilities and playing never conflicts with the orchestra. Among them, 15 were written in the years from 1782 to 1786, while in the last five years Mozart wrote just two more piano concertos. A piano concerto is a concerto for solo piano and orchestra. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

• (1782-3) Piano Concerto in C major, No. 13 (K387b)

• (1784) Piano Concerto in G major, No. 17 (K453)

• (1785) Piano Concerto in D minor, No. 20 (K466)

• (1785) Piano Concerto in C major, No. 21 (K467)

• (1786) Piano Concerto in A major, No. 23 (K488)

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other piano music

Between 1782 and 1786 he wrote 20 works for piano solo (including sonatas, variations, fantasias, suites, fugues, rondeaux) and works for piano four hands and two pianos. He also wrote for piano and violin (16 complete sonatas, plus several fragments and two variation sets), where - mainly in the more mature years - the piano does not play just a support to the other solo instrument, but builds a dialogue with it. In music, a fugue is a type of piece written in counterpoint for several independent musical voices. ... The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart. ... In music, variation is a formal technique where material is altered during repetition; reiteration with changes. ...

Chamber music

Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. ...

string quartets (26)

• (1770-1773) Quartetti Milanesi (K 80 and K 155-160): This cycle, in three movements, is interesting as far as these works can be considered precursors of the later - more complete - string quartets.
• (1772) the Divertimenti (K 136-138): Although classified as string quartets, they are rather Ouvertures in the Italian style.
• (1773) Vienna Quartets (K 168-173): Much more stylistically developed. In Vienna Mozart is believed to have heard the op. 17 and op. 20 quartets of Joseph Haydn, and had received from them a deep impression. Even if Mozart tries in these works to emulate the older musician, he still cannot reach Haydn's heights in the most difficult of all the musical genres.
• (1782–1785) Haydn Quartets (K 387-421-428-458-464-465): Mozart returned to the quartet in the early 1780s after he had moved to Vienna, met Haydn in person, and developed a friendship with the older composer. Haydn had just published his set of six quartets Opus 33, which are thought to have been a stimulus to Mozart in returning to the genre. These quartets are often regarded as among the pinnacles of the genre.
• (1786-1790) K 499, published by (dedicated to?) Franz Anton Hoffmeister, and the Prussian Quartets (K575-589-590): Mozart's last three quartets, dedicated to the King of Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm II, are noted for the cantabile character of the parts for cello (the instrument played by the king himself), the sweetness of sounds and the equilibrium among the different instruments.

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string quintets (6)

The smaller corpus of string quintets (K 46-174-515-516-593-614), for two violins, two violas and cello, includes works often felt to be on an even higher level than the quartets. Among them are: A string quintet is an ensemble of five string instrument players or a piece written for such a combination. ... A string quintet is an ensemble of five string instrument players or a piece written for such a combination. ...

• (1787) The Quintet in G minor K. 516, considered by many to be his greatest. The sense of passion and tragedy in this work recall the 40th Symphony in the same key.
• (1787) The Quintet in C, K. 515 similar invokes the breadth of the C major 41st Symphony.

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other chamber music

Mozart wrote a huge number of other chamber music works, for several ensembles of string, wind and brass instruments. Notable are: Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. ...

• the string Duos, for two violins or violin and viola
• (1777–1787) quartets with flute (flute, violin, viola, cello) K 285-285a-285b-298
• (1787) Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
• (1789) Clarinet Quintet K. 581, a true string quartet with clarinet, that exhibits a sensual and spiritual synthesis among the sounds of the different instruments

The Serenade for strings in G major, better known as Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A little night music, or, more correctly, A little serenade), is one of the most popular compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ...

Instrumental music

The production for instrumental ensembles includes several Divertimenti, Notturni, Serenate, Cassazioni, Marches, and Dances, besides, of course, the Symphonies. Mozart's production for orchestra is written for string ensembles (like the early Divertimenti K136–138), as well as for wind instruments ensembles and the varied combinations of string and wind. The so called Gran Partita (Serenata) K361 is the most notable work written by Mozart for wind instruments. The ensemble includes 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassett horns, 4 hunting horns, 2 bassoons and double bass. Mozart left a huge production of dances for orchestra, including the genres of Minuetto (more than 100), Contredanse and Allemande (or Teitsch, or Laendler). In his production of minuets, Mozart generally followed Haydn's example, preferring the slow character of the dance. Allemandes (56 between 1787 and 1791) were written mainly for public balls in Vienna. In the Contredanse production, also written mainly in Vienna, some examples of program music are found, like Il Temporale K535, La Bataille K600, Canarino K602, etc. This article is about the dance. ...

The symphonies

Mozart's symphonic production covers a 24 year interval, from 1764 to 1788. According to most recent investigations, Mozart wrote 68 complete symphonies (therefore a number much higher than the 41 symphonies reported in traditional editions). However, by convention, the last three symphonies still are often referred to as #39, #40, and #41. Some of the symphonies (K 297, K 385, K 550) were revised by the author after their first versions. A symphony is an extended piece of music usually for orchestra and comprising several movements. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Childhood symphonies (1764-1771)

These were written mainly in the style of the Italian overture, in three movements (Allegro-Andante-Allegro); only in a few cases was a minuet included. The Italian overture is a piece of orchestral music which was used to open operas, oratorios and other large-scale works in the late 17th and early 18th century. ...

• (1764) Symphony in E flat, No. 1 (K16)
• (1764) Symphony in B flat major, No. 2 (K17)

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Salzburg-era symphonies (1772-1781)

These symphonies are sometimes subcategorized as "Early" (1772-1773) and "Late" (1773-1775), and sometimes subcategorized as "Germanic" (with minuet) or "Italian" (without minuet). None of these were printed during Mozart's lifetime. This article is about the dance. ...

Although not counted as "symphonies" the three Divertimenti K136-138, in 3-movement Italian overture style, are sometimes indicated as "Salzburg Symphonies" too. Divertimento is a music genre, with most of its examples stemming from the 18th century. ...

• (1772) Symphony in G, No. 15 (K124) - German
• (1772) Symphony in C, No. 16 (K128) - Italian
• (1772) Symphony in G, No. 17 (K129) - Italian
• (1772) Symphony in F, No. 18 (K130) - Italian
• (1772) Symphony in E-flat, No. 19 (K132) - German
• (1772) Symphony in D, No. 20 (K133) - German
• (1772) Symphony in A, No. 21 (K134) - German
• (1773) Symphony in C, No. 9 (K73) - German
• (1773) Symphony in C, No. 22 (K162) - Italian
• (1773) Symphony in D, No. 23 (K162b) - Italian
• (1773) Symphony in B flat, No. 24 (K173dA) - Italian
• (1773) Symphony in G minor, No. 25, "Little G minor" (K183)
• (1773) Symphony in E flat, No. 26 (K161a) - Italian
• (1773) Symphony in G Major, No. 27 (K199)
• (1773) Serenade in D, "Andretter" (K185)
• (1774) Symphony in C, No. 28 (K200)
• (1774) Symphony in A, No. 29 (K201)
• (1774) Symphony in D, No. 30 (K202)
• (1774) Serenade in D, "Colloredo" (K203)
• (1774) Symphony in D, No. 50 (K141a)
• (1775) Serenade in D (K204)
• (1775) Finale of a Symphony ("La finta giardiniera") (K121)

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Late symphonies (1781-1791)

• (1778) Symphony in D, No. 31, "Paris" (K297): Mozart arrived in Paris in 1778, in search for a position worth of his talent, that he actually did not find. Nevertheless, it was during his visit in Paris that he wrote the so called "Paris Symphony" that is particularly interesting for the rich and modern composition of the instrumental ensemble.

• (1779) Symphony in G, No. 32, "Overture in the Italian style" (K318)

• (1779) Symphony in B flat, No. 33 (K319)

• (1780) Symphony in C, No. 34 (K338)

• (1782) Symphony in D, No. 35, "Haffner" (K385): Composed after Mozart had finally moved to Vienna. Originally it was written as a serenade for the Haffner family (K249). He trimmed it to the four conventional symphony movements by removing its introductory march and one of its two minuets.

• (1783) Symphony in C, No. 36, "Linz" (K425): Written during a journey of Mozart to that town.

• (1784) Symphony in G, No. 37 (K 444): For years this was categorized as a Mozart symphony, but later scholarship determined that it was actually composed by Michael Haydn, and Mozart wrote only the slow introduction for it. It is currently catalogued as the Haydn symphony #26.

• (1786) Symphony in D, No. 38, "Prague" (K504): Was composed in Vienna, after a happy time spent in Prague. It is much more difficult to perform and more advanced conceptually than any of Mozart's previous symphonies.

• (1788) Symphony in E flat, No. 39 (K543): The least known and performed among Mozart's final three symphonies, perhaps because the ideas that Mozart chose to explore in this work survive with difficulty to the translation to modern, more powerful, instruments.

• (1788) Symphony in G minor, No. 40, "Great G minor" (K550): It is by far the most frequently performed of Mozart's earlier symphonies. Its ensemble includes a particularly delicate wind instrumentation, with clarinets were added in a second revision. One of only three minor-mode symphonies by Mozart (the others are the Odense K16a in A minor, composed when Mozart was about 10 years old and possibly spurious, and the Symphony in G minor, No. 25, "Little G minor" (K183).)

• (1788) Symphony in C, No. 41, "Jupiter" (K551): Characterized by prominent use of trumpets and timpani in the first movement. The Andante cantabile is profoundly moving, and even in the Minuet one can hear contrapuntal complexities. The four note motif of the Finale had been used by Mozart himself many times; it is followed by a profusion of ideas woven into a sonata form movement, leading to a coda where the five principal ideas of the movement are presented contrapuntally. (The nickname was not Mozart's, it seems to have originated in England, possibly with Johann Peter Salomon)

These three final symphonies (39-41) were completed in about three months in 1788. It is quite likely that he hoped to publish these three works together as a single opus, although actually they remained unpublished until after his death. One or two of them might have been played in public in Leipzig in 1789. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Symphony Nummber 35, better known as the Haffner Symphony, is one of the most famous symphonies by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... In music, a Serenade (or sometimes Serenata) is, in its most general sense, a musical composition, and/or performance, in someones honor. ... The Symphony No. ... Johann Michael Haydn (September 14, 1737 – August 10, 1806) was an Austrian composer, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his Symphony No. ... The symphony no. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his Symphony No. ... The Symphony No. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote the Symphony No. ... Trumpeter performing with the United States Air Forces in Europe Band The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the tuba, euphonium, trombone, sousaphone, and french horn. ... Timpani, or kettledrums, are musical instruments in the percussion family. ... Johann Peter Salomon (baptized February 20, 1745, died November 28, 1815) was a violinist, composer, conductor and musical impresario. ...

The concertos

Though the apex of Mozart's production in the concerto genre was reached with the Piano Concertos, already discussed above, he composed several important works for other solo instruments and orchestra. Origin Etymology Concerto (pl. ... Origin Etymology Concerto (pl. ...

• (1774) Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (K191)
• (1775) five Concertos for Violin and Orchestra (K207-211-216-218-219): Notable for the beauty of the melodies and the skillful use of the expressive and technical characteristics of the instrument, though probably Mozart never went through all the violin possibilities like others (e.g. Beethoven and Brahms) did after him. (Alfred Einstein notes that the violin concerto-like sections in the serenades are more virtuosic than the works titled violin concerto.)
• (1778) Concerto for Harp, Flute and Orchestra (K299): Highly original for the connection between two so different instruments
• (1779) Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra (K364): Has an extraordinary viola part.
• (1782-1786) Four Concertos for Horn and Orchestra (K412-417-447-495): Characterized by an elegant and humorous dialogue between the soloist and the orchestra. Many of the autographs contain jokes aimed at the dedicatee.
• (1791) Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra (K297b, Anh.9 and later Anh. C 14.01): A beautiful composition whose authenticity is still questioned (there is no Mozart autograph). The original instrumentation was probably different, however.
• (1791) Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (K622): One of Mozart's last compositions, it is probably unexcelled as a concerto. It is the first example of its kind and, in it, all the expressive and technical possibilities of the instrument are explored.

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Sacred music

Mozart's sacred music is mainly vocal, though also instrumental examples exist, like the Sonate da Chiesa for 2 violins, double bass and organ, composed between 1767 and 1780.

The sacred compositions corpus includes 19 masses, among them the Weisenhaus Messe in C min. K139, a number of works belonging to the Missa Brevis genre, written mainly in Salzburg (K167-192-194-195-220 (Spatzenmesse)), the Kronungsmesse K317, the Great Mass in C min. K427 (where the Credo is not completed and the Agnus Dei is missing) and Mozart's last, unfinished work, the Requiem in D min. K626, written in 1791, after an interval of eight years during which he did not compose masses at all, and completed by Franz Xavier Süssmayr after Mozart's death. Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766 - September 17, 1803) was an Austrian composer. ...

Several compositions of different kind belong to Mozart's sacred music production: among them Kyrie, Offertorii, Antiphonae, Mottetti (Exultate, Jubilate K165).

Mozart's sacred music presents a rich stylistic mosaic: Gregorian choral elements meet rigorous counterpoint, and even operatic elements can sometimes emerge. Stylistic unity and consistency is present over all his sacred music work.

We include in this genre, for their liturgical character, also the compositions written for the Masonic Lodge, like The Cantata Laut Verkunde unsre Freude K623 and the Maurerische Trauermusik K477. Cantata (Italian for a song or story set to music), a vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement. ...

Opera

Mozart, at Vienna, playing his Opera "Don Juan" for the first time

In 1767 Mozart composed his first opera, if one may thus call the scholastic musical drama Apollo et Hyacinthus (K 38). With respect to that first attempt, Bastien et Bastienne (1768, K 50=46b) generates a definitely different result. The young musician is already able to dominate texts and his music emanates pastoral joy and spontaneous fascination. La finta semplice (1768, K 51) can be considered Mozart's first - only partially achieved - approach to the Opera buffa genre. Mozart at Vienna playing his Opera Don Juan for the first time This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Mozart at Vienna playing his Opera Don Juan for the first time This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... The Death of Hyacinth by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Apollo et Hyacinthus is an opera, K. 38, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1767. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Opera buffa (comic opera), also known as Commedia per musica (musical comedy), or Dramma giocoso per musica (musical dramatic comedy), is a form of opera. ...

Then, the first Italian operas were composed, upon assignments received in Milan and Salzburg: Mitridate re del Ponto (1770, K 87), Ascanio in Alba (1771, K 111), Il sogno di Scipione (1772, K 126), Lucio Silla (1772, K 135). In all of these works, Mozart still shows some awkwardness while moving in the traditional Opera seria frame. The librettos are often dramatically weak and improbable. Nevertheless, one can find in these works some unambiguously Mozartian distinguishing marks, though the weight, substance and formal perfection of the older Mozart are still lacking. 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Opera seria is an Italian musical term which refers to the noble and serious style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from the 1720s to ca 1770. ...

With La finta giardiniera (1774–75, K 196), Mozart comes back to the opera buffa, outranging all previous models of that genre. The libretto is still weak, but characters are not schematic anymore and become real individuals, with music definitely contributing to their definition.

Le Nozze di Figaro, the first of the three great operatic works, all belonging to the opera buffa genre (though the Don Giovanni obviously involves tragic elements), that Mozart composed with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, was preceded by some unfinished fragments (Zaide (1779, K344), L'oca del Cairo (1783, K422)), and by the music drama Il rè pastore (1775, K208) and the comedy Der Schauspieldirektor (1786, K486). Le Nozze di Figaro, is a comic opera composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Beaumarchais. ... Lorenzo Da Ponte (March 10, 1749 - August 17, 1838) was an Italian librettist. ... Zaide is an opera, K. 344, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1780. ... Loca del Cairo is an opera buffa (or dramma giocoso per musica), K. 422, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1783. ... Il rè pastore (The Shepherd King) is an opera, K. 208, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a Italian libretto by Pietro Metastasio. ... Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario), K. 486, is a comic German singspiel that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote as his entry in a musical competition sponsored on February 7, 1786 by the Austrian Emperor Joseph II at the Schönbrunn palace in Vienna. ...

Le Nozze di Figaro (1786, K492), was taken from the comedy Le mariage de Figaro by Pierre Beaumarchais, a work that was hardly accepted - and performed - in France, due to its denunciation contents against the flaws of the higher dominating classes (Clergy and Aristocracy), opposed to the healthy activism of the Third Estate. In Austria, too, Mozart's opera met the opposition of the imperial court, though it should be said that Da Ponte had purged the most shocking aspects from the original text. Actually, the opera was executed during the Spring of 1786 at the Vienna Burgtheater, with enormous success. Le Nozze di Figaro, is a comic opera composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Beaumarchais. ... Beaumarchais Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (January 24, 1732 – May 18, 1799) was an watch-maker, inventor, musician, fugitive, politician, architect, arms-merchant, and revolutionary (both French and American). ... Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. ... Etymology The Ancient Greek term Aristocracy meant a system of government with rule by the best. This is the first definition given in most dictionaries. ... In France of the ancien régime and the age of the French Revolution, the term Third Estate (tiers état) indicated the generality of people which were not part of the clergy (the First Estate) nor of the nobility (the Second Estate). ...

The trilogy of Da Ponte librettos continued with Don Giovanni (1787, K527) and Così fan tutte (1789, K588), both dealing - but in highly different ways - with the subject of love between men and women. Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. ... Così fan tutte is an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ...

In his mature years, Mozart composed two important works belonging to the opera seria genre: Idomeneo re di Creta (1780, K366), and La clemenza di Tito, (1791, K621). Idomeneo, re di Creta ossia Ilia e Idamante (usually referred to simply as Idomeneo) is an Italian opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... La Clamenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), K. 621, was an opera written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ...

After many years from his debut in the German music drama (Singspiel), Mozart came back to this genre with Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1782, K384) and, finally, with Die Zauberflöte (1791, K620). Die Zauberflöte has been criticized for the absurdities of its libretto (by Emanuel Schikaneder), that was probably rehandled several times. It also achieved scarce success at its first performance. Nevertheless its music proposes elements of great brightness and spirituality, with the composition of sacred and profane love in unique delight. Singspiel is form of German-language musical drama, similar to opera, but with a lot of spoken dialog and simpler, folk-like, strophic songs. ... The Abduction from the Seraglio (K. 384; in German Die Entführung aus dem Serail) is a comic opera in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) is an opera in two acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. ... Emanuel Schikaneder (September 1, 1751 - September 21, 1812), born Johann Joseph Schikaneder, was mostly famous for his collaboration as a librettist with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whom he met in Salzburg in 1780, in popular operas such as The Magic Flute. He worked as an actor, singer, director, and poet, and...