The Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, KV. 453, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was written in 1784. (For a list organized by genre, see List_of_compositions_by_Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart) The Köchel-Verzeichnis is a complete, chronological catalogue of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart which was originally created by Ludwig von Köchel. ... W. A. Mozart, 1790 portrait by Johann Georg Edlinger Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is among the most significant and popular composers of European classical music. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

The work is orchestrated for solo piano, flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, and strings (violins divided into two, violas, cellos and double basses). In common with most concertos it is in three movements: This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... This article pertains to the musical instrument. ... Modern Oboe The oboe is a musical instrument of the woodwind double reed family. ... A Fox Instruments bassoon; view detail. ... Horn may refer to: horn (anatomy), a hollow, pointed projection of the skin of various animals Horn, Austria horn (diacritic), a diacritic mark used to indicate that a normally rounded vowel such as o or u is to be pronounced unrounded horn (instrument) horn, a slang term for any wind... A string inyustrument (also stringed instrument) is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. ... The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart. ... The viola is a stringed musical instrument which serves as the middle voice of the violin family, between the upper lines played by the violin and the lower lines played by the cello and double bass. ... A cropped image to show the relative size of a cello to a human (Uncropped Version) The violoncello, or as it is more commonly to refered to as the cello or cello (pronounced Cheh-loh), is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ... In classical music, the word concerto (pl. ... In music, a movement is a large division of a larger composition or musical form. ...

1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Allegretto

According to the date that the composer himself noted on the score, the concerto was completed on April 12, 1784. It was premiered by Mozart's student, Barbara von Ployer, on June 13, 1784 at a concert to which Mozart had invited Giovanni Paisiello to hear both her and his new compositions, including also his recently-written Quintet for Piano and Winds. Afterwards, von Ployer was joined by Mozart in a performance of the Sonata for Two Pianos, K. 448. In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for time) is the speed or pace of a given piece. ... This article is about tempo in music. ... This article is about tempo in music. ... Paisiello at the clavichord, by Elizabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1791. ...

The work has been called charming and intimate, subtle, and profound. This concerto is widely regarded as one of Mozart's finest as each of the three movements is equally well written. The finale is a set of variations on what Alfred Einstein has described as a birdlike theme — and indeed there is a tale that Mozart had acquired the tune from his starling (but see this link.) Alfred Einstein (December 30, 1880–February 13, 1952), was a German-American musicologist and music editor. ...