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Thefirstmovementbeginswithaslowintroduction.Usedinonlytwoof
Mozart’sothersymphonies,thisisperhapsthelongestandmost
sophisticatedofanyclassicalerasymphonyintroductionandprefigures
thetechniqueofBeethovenandlaterRomanticcomposers.Theallegro
portionofthemovementreliesonintricatecontrapuntalcompositional
technique,introducingtheexpectedsonataformthemes,thencombining
theminincreasingcomplexity.Theentiremovement,includingthe
introductionandallegrostandsastheclassicalera’slongestfirst
movement--evenlongerthanfirstmovementswithinBeethoven’searlier
symphonies.Withthiswork,Mozartessentiallyexpandstheconceptof
whatasymphonyshouldbe–transforminglightsocialentertainmentto
large-scaleexpressionwhichsetastandardforlatercomposerstofollow.
Thefirstmovementfinallygiveswaytoanexpressive,melodicandante.
Withoutanexpected,lightheartedminuet,Mozartisfreetoexpandthis
slowersecondmovement,takingfulldramaticadvantageofanoperatic
openingmelodyanddark,contrastingminorsecondtheme.
CapitalizingonPrague’sloveofMarriageofFigaro,thefinaleopenslightly
withaquotefromtheopera’ssecondact,alternatingwithsurprise
punctuationsofbrassandtimpani.
Mozart’ssuccessfulvisitstoPragueculminatedintheperformanceofthe
newDMajorSymphonyattheNationalTheateronJanuary19,1787.
Mozart’searlybiographerFranzNiemetschekrememberedtheconcert:
“Wedidnot,infact,knowwhattoadmiremost,whetherthe
extraordinarycompositionsorhisextraordinaryplaying;togetherthey
madesuchanoverwhelmingimpressiononusthatwefeltwehadbeen
bewitched."
Dr.Tueller
BYU-IDAHODEPARTMENTOFMUSIC
PRESENTS
hislatersymphonies
Unusualforalateclassicalsymphony,thisworkusesathreemovementformdispensingwiththeexpectedminuet.Thismay
havebeenanattempttoconnectwiththePragueaudiencewho
wouldhavebeenfamiliarwiththeolderItalianstyleofsymphonic
writing.
SYMPHONYORCHESTRA
Dr.RobertTueller,Director
Mozart1756-1791
FeaturingConcertoFestivalWinners
MatthewGardner,CrystalVanDuren&NathanMay
MAY16,2017,7:30PM
BARRUSCONCERTHALL
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BYU-IDAHOSYMPHONY
Dr.RobertTueller,Director
ElizabethCrawford,WoodwindSpecialist
Dr.MatthewMoore,BrassSpecialist
Flute
MaddieChilds
CrystalVanDuren
TravisMercado
Oboe
KendylHollingsworth
HannahRingo
Clarinet
EthanTufts
KalaniKrall
Bassoon
JordanTerry
ElizabethCrawford
Horn
AdamHeyen
JeffreyHadfield
Trumpet
CJIson
KerryBurnett
Trombone
RandallSmith
CalebLarsen
TomFrancis
Timpani
LandonWhitworth
Percussion
CaleColeman
Harp
BethanyBailey
ViolinI
MattGardner
SamShumway
AnnieTaylor
AnnaRasmussen
LeahJeppson
GretaHansen
JuliannaOlsen
ViolinII
BryceBoydston
EloisaCardim
NathanHooper
MariahBozeman
MissyMcKenna
AngelaOlsen
Viola
MarkShipley
DallinGreen
LauraBerghout
LaurelWettstein
KelseyClegg
SarahKuhn
Cello
KatyKemple
LeticiaWilson
MinhaLee
JennaMedlyn
MarissaFaerber
JacobHynes
Bass
AaronMiller
CurtisMainord
PROGRAM
ViolinConcertoinDMinor,Op.47..............................................JeanSibelius
I. Allegromoderato
1865–1957
MatthewGardner,violin
PoemforFluteandOrchestra.................................CharlesTomlinsonGriffes
1884–1920
CrystalVanDuren,flute
ConcertoforDoubleBassinEminor,Op.3........................SergeKoussevitzky
III.Allegro
1874–1951
NathanMay,doublebass
SymphonyNo.38inDMajor,PragueK.504........WolfgangAmadeusMozart
I.Adagio–allegro
1756–1791
II.Andante
III.Finale:Presto
NOTES
Composedinlate1786,Mozart’sSymphonyNo.38inDMajorpremiered
thefollowingyearintheCityofPrague.ItisuncertainwhetherMozart
intendedtheworkforthePragueaudienceorifitbelongedtoanother
commission,howeverthereareseveralcluesthatsuggestthatlocation:
• MozartenjoyedsteadypopularityamongpatronsinPrague.His
operaTheMarriageofFigarowaswellreceivedin1786andthis
successcoincidedwithaninvitationtovisitandperformtherethe
followingyear
• Thesymphonycontainsunusuallycomplexuseofwind
instrumentsforthetimeperiod.Theplayersintheregionwere
renownedfortheirskillandthisworkincludesMozart’sfirstuseof
suchadvancedorchestrationtechnique,whichherepeatedinallof