Mozart: Viennese Sonatina No.4 (selection of Mvts from 5 Divertimenti K439b) - mixed wind trio
Arranged woodind trio (playable as double reed trio, clarinet trio or mixed trio)
- Part 1 oboe (flute) / clarinet
- Part 2 clarinet / cor anglais
- Part 3 bassoon / bass clarinet
The Six Viennese Sonatinas were not originally composed by Mozart for the piano. They are a contemporary arrangement of movements from the Five Wind Divertimentos for 3 basset horns, K. 439b which Mozart wrote in 1783.
The Divertimentos are notable for their conciseness of form and their melodic richness. Each divertimento has 5 mvts.
They therefore make an excellent introduction to Mozart's piano music, even though they are not completely typical of Mozart's piano writing. We do not know for certain who made the arrangement, but Alexander Weinmann has shown that it was probably Ferdinand Kauer. The order of movements is not the same as in the original; moreover, some of the Trios have been exchanged and recapitulations have been shortened in some instances.
Thry are in varying keys, unlike the original divertimenti, so my arrangements reflect thus.
This is my arrangement for mixed wind trio of Sonatina No.4 in Bb major.
There are 3 movements:
- Andante grazioso
- Menuetto and Trio
- Rondo
