Marriage of Figaro, The

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (arr. Earl Slocum)

Subtitle: Overture

General Info

Year: 1786 / 1958
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $85.00 | Score Only - $9.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Snare Drum
Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Mozart's famous opera The Marriage of Figaro, composed in 1786, was the first of his greatest series of operas. The combination of DaPonte's witty text and Mozart's sparkling music was irresistible, and the opera was an immediate success. The adventures of the resourceful barber (who appears again in Rossini's Barber of Seville) are illustrated by some of the most delightful music Mozart ever wrote. The overture, which is in one tempo throughout, is a pure gem of spontaneous melody and skillful design.

- Program Note by Program Notes for Band

Media

Audio: Reference recording. American Chamber Winds (David Waybright, conductor)

State Ratings

Alabama: Class AA
Arkansas: IV
Florida: V
Georgia: VI
Iowa: IV
Louisiana: V
Minnesota: I
Mississippi: VI-A
New York: Concert Band VI
North Carolina: VI
Oklahoma: IV-A
South Carolina: VI
Tennessee: V. Complete
Virginia: V

Performances

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University of Iowa (Iowa City) Concert Band (Eric W. Bush, conductor) - 6 December 2021
University of Mississippi (Oxford) Wind Ensemble (David Willson, conductor) - 23 April 2021
Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble (Oneonta, N.Y.) (Scott Rabeler, conductor) – 26 January 2020
American Chamber Winds (David Waybright, conductor) – 2 March 2018
California All-State Junior High School Concert Band (Jonathan Grantham, conductor) - 19 February 2017 (2017 CASMEC Conference, San Jose)
Charlottesville (Va.) Municipal Band (Steve Layman, conductor) – 1 November 2016
Ventura County (Calif.) Concert Band (Julie Budd, conductor) - 17 April 2016
Peninsula Symphonic Band (Palo Alto, Calif.) (Ted Henderson, conductor) – 14 February 2016
The Southern Tier Concert Band (Binghamton, N.Y.) (Robin Linaberry, conductor) - 23 November 2015
San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (Jennifer Martin, conductor) - 31 May 2015
Omaha Symphonic Winds (William Hall, conductor) - 4 May 2014
San Luis Obispo County (Calif.) Senior Honor Band (Jennifer Martin, conductor) - 12 February 2014
Grand Ledge High School (Mich.) Wind Symphony - 23 October 2013
San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (Chungsam Doh, conductor) - 15 May 2010
San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (William V. Johnson, conductor) - 20 October 2007

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Ave Verum Corpus (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kjaernes) (1791/1997)
The Impresario Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1786/2020)
A Little Night Music (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Galvin) (1787/2020)
The Magic of Mozart (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Huckeby) (1991/2015)
Mozartarium (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Shishikura) (2012)
Symphony No. 40 (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1788/2011)

All Wind Works

Abduction from the Seraglio (arr. Isaac) (1782/1967)
The Abduction from the Seraglio (tr. Longfield) (1782/2003)
Abduction from the Seraglio (arr. Wendt) (1782/1975)
Adagio (arr. Hautvast) (1798/2009)
Adagio, K. 411
Alla Turca (arr. Saleh; ed. Steinquest) (1783)
Allegro Molto (arr. Thornton) (1776/1975)
Allegro from "Symphony No. 10" (arr. Bobrowitz) (c. 1770/2015)
Amadeus (arr. Mortimer) (1791/1999)
Andante Gracioso (arr. Thornton) (1776/1975)
Ave Verum Corpus (arr. Kreines) (1791)
Ave Verum Corpus (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kjaernes) (1791/1997)
Ave Verum Corpus (arr. Buehlman) (1791/1967)
Ave Verum Corpus (arr. Williams) (1791/2006)
Classical Suite for Piano and Band (with Haydn; arr. Curnow) (2005)
Concerto for 2 Pianos (tr. Dich) (c. 1779/2007)
Concerto for Bassoon, K191 (arr. Yeago) (1774)
Concerto for Clarinet, K622 (arr. Rumbelow) (1791/1997)
Concerto for Horn in E-flat, K417 (arr. Rumbelow) (1783/2000)
Concerto for Oboe in C major, K314 (arr. Rumbelow) (1777)
Concerto No. 3 in E-flat Major, K.447 (arr. Bardeen) (c. 1787/1964)
Concerto No. 3 in E-flat Major, K.447 (tr. Yeago) (c. 1787)
Concerto No. 4 in E-flat Major, K.495 (tr. Yeago) (c. 1786)
Così Fan Tutte (arr. Hovey) (1790/1974)
"Così Fan Tutte" Overture (arr. Jourdan) (1790/1997)
Die Schlittenfahrt (arr. Hautvast)
Divertimento in B-flat No. 4, K.186 (1773)
Divertimento in B-flat major, No. 1 K.270
Divertimento in Eb, K 166 (1773)
Don Giovanni (arr. Josef Triebensee)
Don Giovanni Overture (arr. Thorne) (1787/2017)
Ein Musikalischer Spass (A Musical Joke) (arr. Thompson)
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (arr. Erickson)
Fantasia in F (arr. Schaefer) (1790/1962)
Figaro's Wedding (arr. Mayr) (1786/1909)
Fugue in G minor (arr. Shumway) (c. 1781/1961)
Horn Quintet in E-flat major (arr. Hoet) (1782/2008)
Il Re Pastore (arr. Barnes) (1795/1965)
Il Re Pastore (arr. Hovey) (1795/1968)
The Impresario Overture (arr. Glover) (1786/2007)
The Impresario Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1786/2020)
Là ci darem la mano from "Don Giovanni" (arr. Ninmer) (1787/)
La Clemenza di Tito (arr. Hovey) (1791/1973)
Le Nozze di Figaro. See also: The Marriage of Figaro
Le Nozze di Figaro (arr. Bernardini) (1786)
Le Nozze di Figaro (tr. Peters) (1786/2013)
Le Nozze di Figaro (tr. Takahashi) (1786/2006)
A Little Night Music (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Galvin) (1787/2020)
The Magic Flute (arr. Heidenreich) (1791/1977)
Magic Flute: Overture (arr. Laurendeau) (1791/1900/1935)
The Magic of Mozart (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Huckeby) (1991/2015)
The Marriage of Figaro (arr. Slocum) (1786/1958)
The Marriage of Figaro. See also: Le Nozze di Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro Overture. See also: Figaro's Wedding
Menuetto and Rondo (arr. Snavely) (1783/1972)
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, First Movement (arr. Bobrowitz) (1774/2013)
Mozart Alleluia (arr. John O'Reilly)
A Mozart Festival (arr. Johnson) (1957)
Mozart Minuet and Rondo (arr. John O'Reilly)
Mozart Serenade and Dance (arr. John O'Reilly)
Mozartarium (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Shishikura) (2012)
Overture to "Abduction from the Seraglio" (arr. Longfield) (1782/2003)
Overture to "The Magic Flute" (arr. Blomhert) (1791/1982)
Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro" Harmoniemusik (arr. Wendt) (1786)
Piano Concerto No. 10. See: Concerto for 2 Pianos
Requiem, K.626 (arr. Longfield) (1792/2005)
Romanza from "Horn Concerto No 3, K 447 (arr. Clark) (1787/1997)
Rondo (arr. Coles) (1791/1955)
Rondo from the Posthorn Serenade, K320 (arr. Marcus)
Rondo in Eb for Horn and Orchestra (arr. Saras)
Serenade in E-flat Major K375 (ed. Leeson & Zaslaw) (1781/1979)
Serenade K361 also known as Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita"
Serenade K375 also known as Serenade No. 11 in E-flat Major
Serenade No 10 in Bb "Gran Partita" (tr. Thompson) (1781/2019)
Serenade No 11 in Eb (ed. Fennell) (c. 1781/1791/1995)
Serenade No. 12 in C minor. See: Serenade in C minor K388
Serenade in C minor K388
The Sleigh Ride (arr. Dunnigan) (1791/1998)
Sonata in A (3rd Movement -- Rondo alla turca) also known as the Turkish March arr. (arr. Amis)
Sonata for Oboe and Wind Ensemble (arr. Marek)
Swing Mozart 2004 (arr. Tsunoda) (2004)
Symphony No. 15 Finale (arr. Daehn) (1722/2006)
Symphony No. 29: First Movement (arr. Bobrowitz). See: Mozart: Symphony No. 29, First Movement
Symphony No. 40 (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1788/2011)
Titus Overture (arr. Moehlmann) (1791/1955)
Turkish March (arr. Longfield) (ca. 1783/2002)

Resources

Mozart, W.; Slocum, E. (1958). The Marriage of Figaro, Overture [score]. Belwin Mills: Melville, N.Y.
Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 440.