Klarinet Archive - Posting 000058.txt from 2011/08

From: Martin Baxter <martinbaxter1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mozart quintet repeat
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 05:52:02 -0400

Dan,
Isn't there a third reason: that composers would not necessarily have their works heard more than once (no recordings + in Vienna, a taste for novelty in music) and therefore repeated thematic material in order that the listener should have more chance of recognizing it when it reappeared and could consequently appreciate the thematic construction/variation in the work.
Or again could it have been the 18th cent. version of the art of song-plugging!

Martin

On 12 Aug 2011, at 01:30, Dan Leeson wrote:
There are two reasons why composers (particularly in Mozart's era) used
repeats: The first reason is to be able to write a little music and get a lot of it.
Effectively, it doubles the performance time without have to write
additional material.
The second reason is the much more important one. Players of the 18th
century were performer/composers and ample
opportunity was given to them to show their skill at instantaneous
composition while performing. They were expected to improvise based on the
written text provided by the composer
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