Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Nationality: Austrian

Born: January 27, 1756, Salzburg Died: December 5, 1791, Vienna (age 35)

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Flute Sonata in B-flat major, K. 15

(for flute and piano)

4:35		I.	Andante maestoso
1:34		II.	Allegro grazioso

Duration: 10 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1764 (age 7-8)

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Father

Nationality: German

Born: November 14, 1719, Augsburg Died: May 28, 1787, Salzburg (age 67)

Son

Nationality: Austrian

Born: July 26, 1791, Vienna Died: July 29, 1844, Carlsbad (age 53)

Student

Nationality: Austrian

Born: November 14, 1778, Pressburg (now Bratislava) Died: October 17, 1837, Weimar (age 58)

colleague

Nationality: Austrian

Born: March 31, 1732, Rohrau, Austria Died: May 31, 1809, Vienna (age 77)

Friend/Colleague

Nationality: Austrian | Bohemian

Born: January 26, 1748, Niederstaina Died: November 12, 1823, Vienna (age 75)

Friend/Colleague

Nationality: Moravian | Czech

Born: December 30, 1756, Nová Říše, Moravia Died: September 29, 1808, Vienna (age 51)

Student

Nationality: Austrian

Born: June 13, 1765, Vienna Died: March 11, 1807, Vienna (age 41)

Friend/Colleague

Nationality: Czech

Born: February 3, 1748, Lochovice, Bohemia Died: July 31, 1816, Donaueschingen (age 68)

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
maestoso—With dignity and nobility; majestic
sonata, sonate, suonato—a complicated term. Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), e.g. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. sonata form. In general usage as a work title, it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role.