Overture to "Abduction from the Seraglio"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (arr. Robert Longfield)

This work bears the designation K. 384.

General Info

Year: 1782 / 2003
Duration: c. 6:24
Difficulty: IV 1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $90.00   |   Score Only - $10.00

Instrumentation

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

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Crash Cymbals
• Snare Drum
• Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The premier of this opera occurred on July 16, 1782, at the Burgtheater Wein in Vienna. It was his most successful opera outside of Vienna, and is still frequently performed.

-Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

• Georgia: V
• Mississippi: VI-A
• South Carolina: IV

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Emporia (Kan.) State University Wind Ensemble (Gary Ziek, conductor) - 29 April 2022
• Oakland (Calif.) Municipal Band (Troy Davis, conductor) - 19 July 2015
• Montclair (N.J.) Community Band (Jim Wasko, conductor) - 23 November 2014
• McKinley Goldbug Wind Ensemble (St. Louis, Mo. - 7 May 2011

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! (arr. Harnsberger) (2006)
• Mozart: Symphony No. 29, First Movement (arr. Bobrowitz) (1774/2013)
• Mozart Alleluia (arr. John O'Reilly)
• A Mozart Celebration (arr. Erickson) (1991)
• 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

• Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Abduction from the Seraglio." Accessed 28 November 2014
• Mozart, W.; Longfield, R. (2003). Overture to Abduction from the Seraglio [score]. FJH Music: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.