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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Biography
Born in Salzburg on 27 January 1756, Mozart’s full name was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Gottlieb Mozart. His father, Leopold, was a composer and violinist, working mainly as concertmaster at the archiepiscopal court and the Salzburg court. Mozart displayed an aptitude for music at a very early age, writing his first sonata at age four, his first symphony at eight, and his first opera (La Finta Semplice) at twelve. His father took advantage of his musical talents, setting out on a tour of France and England and visiting numerous courts in both countries. The young and precocious Mozart amazed audiences with his immense talent and his showmanship, as well as with his behaviour. Haydn called him “the greatest composer known to me in person or by name; he has taste, and what is more, the greatest knowledge of composition.” Although he is best known for his operas, symphonies, and works for piano, Mozart contributed much to the body of wind literature. Perhaps the three most important works in this vein are his Serenades Nos. 10, 11, and 12, K.361/370a, K. 375, and K.388/384a, respectively.
Mozart died in Vienna on 5 December 1791 of rheumatic fever. Despite persistent rumours to the contrary, Mozart was not poisoned, and the Italian composer Salieri certainly had nothing to do with his death. Mozart was never a healthy individual, and he had suffered from rheumatic fever most of his life. He was buried in a wooden coffin along with four or five other people in an unmarked grave. While much has been made of this, the fact is that it was Viennese law to bury people in this manner unless they were of noble or aristocratic birth. Later on a memorial was erected for him, but in reality this memorial does not sit atop the site where Mozart was buried, because unfortunately, that spot is unknown.
Works for Winds
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Così Fan Tutte (arr. Hovey) (1790/1974)
- "Così Fan Tutte" Overture (arr. Jourdan) (1790/1997)
- 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)
- Ein Musikalischer Spass (A Musical Joke) (arr. Thompson)
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (arr. Erickson)
- Fantasia in F (arr. Schaefer) (1790/1962)
- 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 (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1786/2020)
- La Clemenza di Tito (arr. Hovey) (17911973)
- 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)
- 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
- 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 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)
- 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)
- 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)
References
- Abraham, Gerald. (1956). The Mozart Companion Digital Text.
- Anderson, Emily (1938). The Letters of Mozart and His Family, Vol 1 Digital Text.
- Anderson, Emily (1938). The Letters of Mozart and His Family, Vol 3 Digital Text.
- Brion, Marcel. (1959). Daily Life in the Vienna of Mozart and Schubert Digital Text.
- Gehring, F. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1792 Digital Text.
- Kenyon, Max. (1953). Mozart in Salzburg A Study and Guide Digital Text.
- Keys, Ivor. (1980). Mozart, His Music in his Life. Surrey, England: Granada Publishing.
- King, A. Hyatt. (1955). Mozart in Retrospect Digital Text.
- Nettl, Paul. (1957). Mozart and Masonary Digital Text.