Rondo in B-flat for Violin and Orchestra (Mozart)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
's Rondo in B-flat for Violin and Orchestra, K.
269/261a, was likely composed between 1775
and 1777
as a replacement finale for the K. 207
. Like the Adagio in E
and Rondo in C
, the Rondo in B-flat was requested by Italian violinist Antonio Brunetti. The work is scored for solo violin
, two oboe
s, two horn
s and strings
.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
's Rondo in B-flat for Violin and Orchestra, K.
Köchel-Verzeichnis
The Köchel-Verzeichnis is a complete, chronological catalogue of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart which was originally created by Ludwig von Köchel. It is abbreviated K or KV. For example, Mozart's Requiem in D minor was, according to Köchel's counting, the 626th piece Mozart composed....
269/261a, was likely composed between 1775
1775 in music
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and 1777
1777 in music
- Events :*Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart resigns his position in the Salzburg court.*Samuel Arnold becomes musical director of the Haymarket Theatre in London.*Über die Theorie der Musik by Johann Nikolaus Forkel is published in Göttingen....
as a replacement finale for the K. 207
Violin Concerto No. 1 (Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major, K. 207, was originally supposed to have been composed in 1775 , along with the other four wholly authentic violin concerti. However, analysis of handwriting and the manuscript paper on which the concerto was written suggest that the...
. Like the Adagio in E
Adagio in E for Violin and Orchestra (Mozart)
The Adagio in E for Violin and Orchestra, K. 261, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1776. It was probably a replacement movement for the original slow movement of his Violin Concerto No. 5 in A...
and Rondo in C
Rondo in C for Violin and Orchestra (Mozart)
The Rondo in C for Violin and Orchestra, K. 373, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in April of 1781. The rondo was likely written for Italian violinst Antonio Brunetti, who is known to have also requested both the Adagio in E and Rondo in B-flat. The Rondo in C, however, was written years...
, the Rondo in B-flat was requested by Italian violinist Antonio Brunetti. The work is scored for solo violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, two oboe
Oboe
The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
s, two horn
Horn (instrument)
The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
s and strings
String section
The string section is the largest body of the standard orchestra and consists of bowed string instruments of the violin family.It normally comprises five sections: the first violins, the second violins, the violas, the cellos, and the double basses...
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Analysis
The Rondo (or, more correctly, Rondeaux) is marked Allegro and is in 6/8Time signature
The time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat....
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