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    This document discusses Mozart and the piano concerto. It provides background on the classical concerto form, describing it as a piece featuring a soloist and larger ensemble. It then analyzes Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, noting its four principal themes and use of double-exposition form. The document also compares classical and modern instruments, and briefly discusses other Classical era concerti by composers like Haydn.

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    This document discusses Mozart and the piano concerto. It provides background on the classical concerto form, describing it as a piece featuring a soloist and larger ensemble. It then analyzes Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, noting its four principal themes and use of double-exposition form. The document also compares classical and modern instruments, and briefly discusses other Classical era concerti by composers like Haydn.

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    Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major

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    Rainie Jiang
    This document discusses Mozart and the piano concerto. It provides background on the classical concerto form, describing it as a piece featuring a soloist and larger ensemble. It then analyzes Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, noting its four principal themes and use of double-exposition form. The document also compares classical and modern instruments, and briefly discusses other Classical era concerti by composers like Haydn.

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    Mozart

    and the Piano Concerto


    Dr. Lara Housez
    School of the Arts
    McMaster University

    Content

    What is a concerto?
    Classical to modern instruments
    Piano Concerto in A Major, 1st mvt.
    Other Classical concerti

    What is a concerto?
    = an instrumental piece for a soloist (or sometimes
    more than 1 soloist) and a larger ensemble
    The concertos contrasting timbres and virtuosic
    displays have delighted audiences then and now
    (play Mozarts Clarinet Concerto in A Major, 2nd
    mvt.)
    Drama of contrast (timings from Mozarts Piano
    Concerto in A Major)
    Orchestra alone (0:00)
    Soloist alone (2:04)
    One supports the other (2:12 and 3:18)
    Soloist and orchestra of equal importance (3:33)

    Typical Structure of a Concerto

    Consists of 3 contrasting movements


    1st: sonata form
    2nd: theme and variations, of ternary form
    3rd (Tinale): sonata or rondo form
    No dance movement (for ex., minuet and
    trio)

    Classical to modern instruments


    Keyboards: harpsichord (L) to fortepiano (C) to
    modern pianoforte (piano) (R)

    Mozart on classical
    instruments
    (below): Ronald
    Brautigam performs a
    Mozart concerto on a
    replica of a fortepiano
    from Mozarts time
    Mozart on modern
    instruments (above):
    Christian Zacharias plays
    and conducts a Mozart
    piano concerto from the
    keyboard on a modern
    grand piano

    Strings: catgut to strings wound with wire


    Catgut: warmer in tone than wire

    Brass: mostly without valves or keys to


    change pipe length; limited range; valves in
    early 19th century
    Mostly used as accompaniment

    Percussion: mainly timpani; other


    percussion added to the orchestra later

    1781-1791

    Mozart left native Salzburg for Vienna at age 25,


    hoping to get a position as a court musician
    In Vienna, he composed 17 piano concertos
    before his death (age 35)

    Piano Concerto in A Major (1786)


    The 23rd out of 27 piano concertos in total
    Gave Mozart the opportunity to demonstrate
    his skills as performer and composer
    This concerto is effortless, natural, clear, and
    unforced (but highly complex)all the ideals
    of the Classical era

    Piano Concerto in A Major


    The 1st movement features 4 principal themes:
    1st: serene, homophonic, soft dynamics, mixture of
    conjunct and disjunct motion, downward then upward
    contour
    2nd: more agitated, homophonic, loud dynamics, upward
    leaps, overall upward contour
    3rd: short note values, homophonic, soft dynamics,
    conjunct motion, downward contour
    4th: calm, longer note values, polyphonic, soft dynamics,
    downward contour then upward leaps

    Double-Exposition Concerto Form


    vs. Sonata Form

    Other Classical Concerti


    C.P.E. Bach (1714-88)
    50 keyboard concertos

    Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)


    Dozens of keyboard concertos

    Haydn (1732-1809)
    Many, including Cello Concerto in D Major,
    Trumpet Concerto in E-Tlat

    Mozart (1756-1791)
    27 piano concertos; 5 violin concertos; 4 horn concertos; 1 bassoon
    concerto; 1 concerto for Tlute and harp; concerto for 2 Pianos in E-
    Tlat Major; Clarinet Concerto in A Major

    For Friday
    Read: pp. 215-233
    Listen: CD 3, track 1 (Mozart, The Marriage
    of Figaro, Act I, Cosa sento)

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