Clarinet Concerto in A major

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The Clarinet Concerto in A major is a late-period concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, celebrated as one of the most important and lyrical works in the clarinet repertoire.

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Clarinet Concerto in A major canonical 2
Mozart Clarinet Concerto 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clarinet concerto
concerto
orchestral work
approximateDuration about 30 minutes
associatedComposer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
catalogNumber K. 622
characterOfSecondMovement lyrical and expressive
characterOfThirdMovement lively and playful
commonAbbreviation Clarinet Concerto in A major self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mozart Clarinet Concerto

Mozart K. 622
composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
compositionYear 1791
countryOfOrigin Austria
era Classical era
firstMovementTitle Allegro
genre Classical period concerto
hasSlowMovement Adagio in D major
historicalSignificance first major concerto written specifically for the clarinet by Mozart
importanceInClarinetLiterature cornerstone of solo clarinet literature
key A major
languageOfTitle Italian
movementCount 3
musicalFormFirstMovement sonata form
musicalFormThirdMovement rondo form
notableFeature celebrated for its lyrical writing for clarinet
one of the most important works in the clarinet repertoire
openingKeyFirstMovement A major
openingKeySecondMovement D major
openingKeyThirdMovement A major
orchestration clarinet and orchestra
orchestrationDetail 2 bassoons
2 flutes
2 horns
solo clarinet in A
strings
periodOfComposition late period of Mozart
placeInRepertoire central work of the clarinet concerto repertoire
secondMovementTitle Adagio
soloInstrument clarinet
style Classical
texture homophonic with passages of virtuosic solo writing
thirdMovementTitle Rondo: Allegro
title Clarinet Concerto in A major self-link
tonalCenter A major
typicalPerformanceContext clarinet competitions
concert hall
orchestral subscription concerts
typicalSoloist classical clarinetist
workNumberInMozartOutput one of Mozart’s last completed instrumental works
workTitleLanguage English

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart notableWork Clarinet Concerto in A major
Clarinet Concerto in A major title Clarinet Concerto in A major self-link
Clarinet Concerto in A major commonAbbreviation Clarinet Concerto in A major self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mozart Clarinet Concerto