Rondo theme
This excerpt is the principal theme of the third and final movement (Rondo allegretto) of Franz Danzi's Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major. The Concertante features a woodwind concertino of four soloists on flute, oboe, horn, and bassoon, supplemented by a full ripieno of strings, oboe, and horn. In this recording, the concertino's part is played on a pianoforte. A contemporary of Mozart, Franz Danzi was an important composer during the Classical period in Western classical music. The theme is composed in a clearly galant style, with the melodic material in the flute part, and the accompanying harmonies in the oboe, horn, and bassoon parts. As is typical for rondo form, the principal theme acts as a refrain to which the piece returns after multiple digressions to other themes. Recorded on an iPhone SE.
Sinfonia, Concertino, galant, orchestra
University of North Texas, Denton, TX