- Written in 1779 for violin, viola, and orchestra
- Fun fact – While the Sinfonia Concertante is written in E♭ major but, the solo viola part was originally written a semitone lower in D, to be played “scordatura”; the soloist was to tune the viola a semitone higher to make the instrument sound brighter.
- Sinfonia concertante, K. 364 signifies a shift in Mozart’s compositional practices as well as the influence of his recent experiences in Mannheim and Paris. The 23-year-old was eager to experiment with new sonorities and instrumental genres he was exposed to in his travels, where these types of “group” concerti were quite trendy at the time.
- Listen for – the famous “Mannheim Crescendo” at the end of the introduction.1
- Fun fact – While the Sinfonia Concertante is written in E♭ major but the solo viola part was originally written a semitone lower in D, to be played “scordatura”; the soloist was to tune the viola a semitone higher to make the instrument sound brighter.2
- *During the Classical period, a sinfonia concertante was essentially a concerto but with two or more soloists rather than one.
Sources
- Benjamin P. Skoronski, “Sinfonia Concertante In E♭ Major, K. 364,” Tucson Symphony Orchestra, accessed April 4, 2024, https://www.tucsonsymphony.org/program-notes/mozart/sinfonia-concertante-k364/.
- “Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K.364/320d (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus),” IMSLP, accessed April 4, 2024, https://imslp.org/wiki/Sinfonia_concertante_in_E-flat_major%2C_K.364%2F320d_(Mozart%2C_Wolfgang_Amadeus).
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