Concerto for Alto Trombone by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) will be included in the up-coming Chamber Concert Series, November 24th. Learn some of the history behind the music and get a taste of it below! grooveshark/playlist/Leopold+Mozart+Concerto+For+Alto/102329629 While most know Leopold Mozart only as the menacing, disapproving figure in the play (and later film) Amadeus, he was a well-regarded violinist, composer, and pedagogue who devoted his life and considerable talents to the advancement of his children. He viewed his son as “the miracle which God let be born in Salzburg” and entirely gave up composing around the time Wolfgang was a teenager. There is no question that Leopold was devoted to both of his children (perhaps excessively so), and they in turn loved him dearly. This concerto, written in 1756 (the year of Wolfgang Amadeus’ birth), was drawn from a serenade Leopold was composing when he auditioned a young man named Thomas Gschladt who wished to be appointed a position at the court of the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg. Gschladt won the position, auditioning on alto trombone, horn, and violin, of all things. It is not coincidental that soon after his arrival at court, trombone solos soon began appearing in music written for the Prince’s ensembles. The senior Mozart, never one to miss an opportunity, rewrote three of the inner movements to be an alto trombone concerto—and apparently Mozart felt strongly that Gschladt (and only Gschladt) was capable of doing justice to his movement. If Gschladt was not available, the piece was to be performed with solo viola.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 12:55:48 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015