W. A. Mozart - Clarinet Solos
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (K. 525)
and Sonata in C Major (K. 545)
arranged for Clar & String Orch

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , composer, violinist and piano virtuoso, was born on January 26,1756 in Salzburg, Austria and died on December 5, 1791 in Vienna, Austria. His works are identified by Köchel numbers (pronounced “Kershel”), named for the Austrian musicologist Ludwig Kochel who, in 1862, published a numerical list of Mozart’s works in the order in which they had been written - i.e., K. 1 was the first piece he wrote and K. 626, the last.

An approximate guess of his age at the time he composed a work can be made by dividing the Köchel number (if over 100) by 25 and adding 10, for example, K. 300 would have been written when he was about 22 (300 ÷ 25 = 12, plus 10). The formula works for the two pieces in this book: K. 525 was written when he was 31 (i.e., 525 ÷ 25 = 21, plus 10) and K. 545 was written when he was 32 (i.e., 545 ÷ 25 = 21.8, plus 10).

The two pieces contained in this book are his most widely recognizable works, although, most often, it is only the 1st movement of each piece which is recognized.

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (K. 525) was written in Vienna in 1787 (completed August 10). “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” is German for “A Little Night Music”, a name given the work by Mozart himself; it is also often referred to as “Serenade in G”, because it was in G Concert and is grouped with his other String Serenades.

Originally written for strings (1st & 2nd Violin, Viola, Cello & Bass), it was made up of five movements; one of the movements (another Minuet) has since disappeared.

In this arrangement, the key has been changed to F (Eb Concert from the original G Concert) in the 1st, 3rd and 4th movements and to C (Bb Concert from the original C Concert) in the 2nd movement. Clarinet replaces the 1st Violin with very few changes, only the elimination of double stops - when the violin plays more than one string/note at a time.

Sonata in C Major (K. 545) was written in Vienna in 1788 (completed June 26), originally for piano. He added the inscription “für Anfänger”, which is German for “for beginners”, and, compared to other Mozart piano works, it is relatively simple.

In this arrangement, the key has been changed to C (Bb Concert from the original C Concert) in the 1st and 3rd movements and to G (F Concert from the original G Concert) in the 2nd movement. The Clarinet has been given most of the right hand part (i.e., the upper part, which is usually the melody), with the left hand part being divided among the strings.

Book - 44 pages - 9”X12” - $19.95
CD - 16 Audio tracks & 8 MIDI Files

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