Fantasia in F

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (arr. William A. Schaefer)

General Info

Year: 1790 / 1962
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Shawnee Press
Cost: Score and Parts - $100.00

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Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Transcriptions for band are not unusual. The resetting of this Mozart fantasia is unique, though, in that it was originally written for a mechanical clock. The three sections (in an ABA pattern) show examples of smoothly flowing lines gently intertwined and, in contrast, the contrapunctal opposition of short, crisp figures -- all giving credence to the contention that Mozart could write for any medium.

-Program Note from Program Notes for Band

Though Mozart himself disparaged this work because of the medium (it was commission for a clockwork organ), it is a true masterwork with all the hallmarks of the late Mozart style. The opening Adagio section is poignant and resigned in mood, featuring highly chromatic harmony and transparent scoring. The succeeding Allegro is heroic and rhythmically energetic, with a hint of Handel. At its climax on the dominant, the Adagio suddenly returns with even greater anguish and bittersweet dissonances, ending softly and sorrowfully.

-Program Note from Music for Concert Band

Media

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State Ratings

Florida: VI
Louisiana: V

Performances

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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 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

Krienes, J.; Hansbrough, R. (2014). Music for Concert Band: A Selective Annotated Guide to Band Literature. Meredith Music Publications: Delray Beach, Fla.; pp. 109.
Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 440.
Mozart, W.; Schaefer, W. (1962). Fantasia in F [score]. Shawnee: [s.l.]