Mozart

Question 0

what is the size of the orchestra?

Answer 0

small orchestra

Question 1

when was mozart born and when did he die?

Answer 1

born: 1759
died: 1791

Question 2

what does the orchestra consist of?

Answer 2

• principale horn (solo)
• horn x 2 (in eb - major 6th lower)
• oboe x2
• violin 1 & 2, viola
• bassoon (cello and double bass)

Question 3

what is the role of the orchestra?

Answer 3

• accompany
• ‘punctuate’ the movement
• engage in dialogue
• maintain silence when the soloist improvises

Question 4

what happens b1-8?

Answer 4

solo

Question 5

what happens in b9-16?

Answer 5

tutti

Question 6

when does episode 1 (b1) take place?

Answer 6

b16-67

Question 7

who plays and in what key at b16-67?

Answer 7

solo - e flat major

Question 8

who plays and in what key at b24-38?

Answer 8

solo - transition to b flat major

Question 9

who plays and in what key at b38-46?

Answer 9

solo - b flat major

Question 10

who plays and in what key at b46-48?

Answer 10

tutti - transition to e flat major

Question 11

who plays and in what key at b48-52?

Answer 11

solo - transition to b flat major

Question 12

who plays and in what key at b52-54?

Answer 12

tutti - transition to e flat major ( bars 46-48 repeated)

Question 13

who plays and in what key at b54-68?

Answer 13

solo - leading back to the rondo theme

Question 14

when does rondo theme (A) take place?

Answer 14

b67-83

Question 15

who plays and in what key at b67-83?

Answer 15

solo - e flat major (b1-16 repeated with no change)

Question 16

when does episode 2 (C) take place?

Answer 16

b84-121

Question 17

who plays and in what key at b84-91?

Answer 17

solo - c minor

Question 18

who plays and in what key at b92-99?

Answer 18

solo - c minor > a flat major (begins with repetition of 84-91 but turns to a flat major)

Question 19

who plays and in what key at b99-120?

Answer 19

solo

c minor b105
g minor b109
f minor b114
eb major

Question 20

when does rondo theme (a) come back?

Answer 20

b121-136 (125-140)

Question 21

what happens in the final return of rondo theme (A)?

Answer 21

the beginning dovetails with the end of C.

Question 22

what speed is movt 3 usually?

Answer 22

usually fast in 6/8 time

Question 23

what is the structure?

Answer 23

rondo ABACA

Question 24

in mozart’s time, what/ who were concertos usually for?

Answer 24

a single soloist & an orchestral accompaniment with 3 movements

Question 25

who was joseph leutgeb (1732-1811)?

Answer 25

a friend of mozart whom mozart wrote this concerto for

Question 26

what does the small orchestra imply?

Answer 26

that it may have been written for a more informal setting

Question 27

where did leutgeb play the horn?

Answer 27

in the same orchestra as mozart’s father . breifly a member of haydn’s orchestra after performing solos around europe

Question 28

what was distinctive about the way mozart wrote his scores?

Answer 28

he wrote in different colour inks - the solo horn was written in red

Question 29

what happens at b105-109 in some editions?

Answer 29

it is repeated, meaning there is a 4 bar difference in numbering

Question 30

what do some scores omit?

Answer 30

the soloist continuing throughout the tutti sections & some include it

Question 31

what orchestra does the concerto require?

Answer 31

a small orchestra with an unusual combination

Question 32

what instruments doesn’t the orchestra feature which is unusual?

Answer 32

there is no flute or bassoon

Question 33

why may there have not been a bassoon?

Answer 33

perhaps no bassoon to enable the sound to blend together more

Question 34

what are the markings like in the concerto?

Answer 34

the markings are basic - orchestra is loud in tuttis & quiet in solo sections