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Title: Haydn/Mozart concerto: orchestration
Post by: franz_ on February 03, 2009, 03:55:33 PM

Hi everyone,

I have the plan to set up a concert, with on the program the pianoconcerto of Haydn in g, and a violin concerto of Mozart.
What I wanted to know is the orchestration of those pieces, I can't find it anywhere.
How many violins do I need, which instruments?


Thanks for the answer in advance!

Title: Re: Haydn/Mozart concerto: orchestration
Post by: franz_ on February 04, 2009, 01:00:05 PM

No?  :(

Title: Re: Haydn/Mozart concerto: orchestration
Post by: thierry13 on February 04, 2009, 04:44:40 PM

Well, get the score and find out by yourself ... everybody can't know the orchestration of every piece from memory.

Title: Re: Haydn/Mozart concerto: orchestration
Post by: theory_guy on February 08, 2009, 02:58:52 AM

Hey,

Good question. All I can give you is the standard numbers for a classical orchestra (simple omit the instruments not included in the respective concerti).

2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2-4 horns, 2 trumpets
timpani
8 first violins, 8 second violins, 6 violas, 4 cellos, 3 double basses

You could scale this down if need be, but you'd have some balance issues to sort out.

Best of luck.

Title: Re: Haydn/Mozart concerto: orchestration
Post by: franz_ on February 14, 2009, 06:36:56 PM

Thanks a lot, this helped me allready to hae an idea!