Quartet in F KV 370 (368b), for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Violoncello, for 4 saxophones (SATBar), Score and parts

ISMN: 979-0-2063-0091-2

Edición de / Edited by: Enzel, Christoph

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote the oboe quartet in F, K-number 370, early in 1771 for the oboist Friedrich Ramm. In an impressive manner, this composition gives expression to the intimacy inherent in MozartŽs chamber music: After the introduction of the theme by the soloist, the supporting voices join in taking an active part in the musical flow of the first movement and converting the oboeŽs soliloqui into a dialogue. An expressive, marvellous theme dominates the second movement, the suspense of which does not ease until the composition proceeds to the concluding rondeau - a rondeau almost bursting with its exuberant joie de vivre. This composition certainly ranks with Wolfgang Amadeus MozartŽs best-known and most beautiful pieces of work. On the occasion of the Mozart Year 2006 I have ventured to write an arrangement for the saxophone quartet clair-obscur. To a large extent, I have retained the original key and octave positions