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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : 10 Variationen über 'Unser dummer Pobel meint' aus der Oper 'Die Pilgrimme von Mecca' von Gluck G-Dur K.455

Work Overview

Music ID : 1412
Composition Year:1784 
Publication Year:1785
First Publisher:Torricella
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:variation
Total Playing Time:13 min 00 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Saitoh, Noriko

Last Updated: December 1, 2007
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

Composed in Vienna in 1784. The theme of this set of variations has an "a-b-a" phrase structure. Diverse variations appear one after another, such as the 6th variation, characterized by sustained notes with trills, and the 8th variation, notable for its hand-crossing. Particularly, the beautiful curve drawn by the 9th variation, which is bridged from the preceding variation by a cadenza-like interpolated phrase, and the large-scale final variation, shape this work into a substantial set of variations. At the very end of the entire piece, Mozart develops a technique of recalling the theme, which he had already used in other variations, presenting it in a slightly modified form after its recapitulation.

Writer: Saitoh, Noriko

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