Date of Award
Spring 5-9-2020
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department/Major
Music
First Advisor
Dr. Luis Viquez
Second Advisor
Dr. Deborah Reeves
Third Advisor
Dr. Scott Breuninger
Keywords
Mozart, performance practice, clarinet pedagogy
Subject Categories
Music Education | Music Pedagogy | Music Performance
Abstract
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) composed his Clarinet Concerto, K.622 during his final years for his dear friend, Anton Stadler. Praised by many performers and scholars, the Clarinet Concerto, K.622 is recognized as one of the best of concertos from the Classical era. This thesis is divided into three sections. The first section covers the historical context of the concerto and its intended instrument, the basset clarinet. The second chapter examines sources, in the format of an annotated bibliography, to define aspects of a historically-informed performance from both a performance and pedagogical standpoint. The final chapter goes into depth about how to incorporate the information from the annotated bibliography and the historical context to perform or teach the second movement of the concerto (“Adagio”) with an authentic purpose.
Recommended Citation
Pierson, Nicole A., "A Performance and Pedagogical Approach of "Adagio" from Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, K.622" (2020). Honors Thesis. 105.
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/105