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Author: Bb
Date: 2002-01-25 21:32
I've got a question about Mozart's Clarinet Concerto that's been bothering me. Ok, this concerto was writen in 1791. How??? Since the clarinet was only invented in the early 18th century???? How is it possible??
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Author: Tim2
Date: 2002-01-25 21:42
The 18th century is from 1701 to 1800. It is the same as we are now currently in the 21st century.
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Author: Pam
Date: 2002-01-25 21:43
The early 18th century would begin about 1701. Think about it. We are in the 21st century now and the current year is....2002.
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Author: William
Date: 2002-01-25 22:09
2000 years into the "modern" calander and we still can't get it right!!!!!
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Author: GBK
Date: 2002-01-25 22:34
The Mozart Concerto was written in 5552 on the Hebrew calendar, or the 56th century...GBK
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Author: ~ jerry
Date: 2002-01-26 13:10
"Alternatively, if one counts "ab urbe condita", 'twas composed anno MMDXLV (2545, or 26th century)..."
Let's see now does that make my my age LXIII plus five "D's" .......................no that's not right...............................now I'm confused, how old am I??????
I guess I am as old as I feel (says my mother), Lord I hope not!!! Maybe it's, "as old as you look" ....... no, that can't be right either.
Now, back to the clarinet question -------- did he really write it for clarinet? was it not simply written as 622 (or untitled) and later transposed for clarinet???
I know nothing about it but I too am curious ------- it's one of my favorites.
~ jerry
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Author: Bb
Date: 2002-01-26 17:37
Oops, sorry for my ignorance!!!!!
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Author: Pam
Date: 2002-01-26 19:41
That's ok Bb, all of us have our moments.
Jerry, my teacher and I were recently discussing what pieces Mozart actually wrote for the clarinet and unless he's mistaken there were only two. The Concerto and the Clarinet Quintet. I'm assuming that most other pieces of Mozart music are probably originally written for other instruments and others since that time have re-arranged them for clarinets. (I have a duet in my current stash of stuff that was probably originally written for 2 violins.)
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Author: Alphie
Date: 2002-01-26 22:49
Pam,
You're right that Mozart only wrote two pieces where the clarinet has the principal solo voice.
However, he wrote the "Kegelstatt-trio" with viola and piano and 2 Divertimenti and three Serenades in the "Harmoniemusik"-genre where the clarinet is a very important solo instrument, as well as equally important solos in operas "The Magic Flute", "Cosi fan tutte" and "La Climenza di Tito".
He also wrote many wonderful pieces for clarinet and/or Basset-horns in various combinations like trios, a quartet and a quintet.
The clarinet was a well documented favorite wind instrument of Mozart's.
Alphie
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Author: Pam
Date: 2002-01-27 01:01
Thanks Alphie,
I thought there must be other pieces that I'm not as familiar with yet that feature our favorite instrument as part of an orchestra or ensemble.
Pam
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Author: Emms
Date: 2002-01-27 18:24
Mozart wrote these (the concerto and quintet) for his friend, Anton Stadler, who was a clarinet player in Vienna. The clarinet then, if my memory serves me righ,t would have been of the 5 keyed variety and was a relatively new instrument.
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Author: Roger
Date: 2002-01-28 14:13
actually the Mozart Clarinet Concerto was written for bassett clarinet in A. The version we now hear performed on the A clarinet has several runs transposed an octive higher to accomodate the different range of the instrument
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Author: Stephane
Date: 2002-01-28 22:08
There is a nice performance by Sabine Meyer of the K622 that she's playing on a basset clarinet in A (I can't remember whether it is a DG or EMI CD)
Stephane
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Author: Roger
Date: 2002-01-29 20:19
I correct myself---from looking at the clarinet board on the Selmer website, I have learned that the basset horn is in F, not A.
There is (or perhaps was at one time) a basset clarinet in A. It went down to low C, (much like extended range bass clarinets)---that is what the Clarinet Concerto in A was written for
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Author: Alphie
Date: 2002-01-30 00:16
There are both modern and original type basset clarinets in A in production.
Buffet makes an RC model and several other leading brands make them too.
There are also several makers of reproductions of the original basset clarinet of the Stadler model as well as other designs.
Basset Horn in F is another instrument of the clarinet family with a history of it's own.
Alphie
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