The Music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the SymphoniesGiving special attention to contemporary recordings and performances which show Mozart's symphonies in their best light, this study explains how his individual sound is achieved, considers problems of eighteenth-century instrumentation, and advances new theories on the composer's life. |
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31 early symphonies Allegro alto horns Ancient Music Andante authentic bars bass-line basso bassoons C. P. E. Bach Chamber Orchestra chords clarinets coda codetta composer composer's concert crescendo detached quavers development section disc exposition fanfare flat alto flutes G minor harpsichord harpsichord continuo heard Hogwood Hogwood/Schröder-Academy of Ancient horns and strings includes instruments Italian J. C. Bach Joseph Haydn keyboard Köchel Krips L'Oiseau-Lyre Florilegium Lambacher later Leopold Linz listener London lower strings Lucio Silla major Mannheim Marriner Marriner-Academy of St Marriner's Martin-in-the-Fields complete symphonies melody Michael Haydn Milan Minuet molto Mozart Mozart's symphonies oboes oboes and horns octave opening opera Paris performance Philips phrase played Presto quavers recapitulation recording repeated rhythm Salzburg scoring Scotch snap second subject second theme second violins semiquavers Serenade slow introduction slow movement Sonata sound style SYMPHONY IN F syncopation timpani Trio triplets trumpets and timpani Vienna Viennese violas wind Wolfgang woodwind