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Overture to "Abduction from the Seraglio"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (arr. Robert Longfield)
This work bears the designation K. 384.
Contents
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
F Horn 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
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Audio Links
State Ratings
- Georgia: V
- Mississippi: VI-A
- South Carolina: IV
Performances
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- 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)
- 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
- 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.