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Viola Concerto in D major

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This guide follows Hoffmeister’s Viola Concerto in D major (1799) in one part (sonata form).

Recording: Takehiro Konoe (viola), Münchener Kammerorchester (2018)

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Sonata form0:05–9:14

The sets out the themes: a confident D-major opening, a pause (the , a breath before the ) and a . In the the viola takes over, moving through a to the in A major; () marks the first firm in that , and a Display follows with running passagework. 2 hands back to the orchestra. The reopens with the viola's before the Central Action moves further afield. The stays in D, and the frames the 's .

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Franz Anton HoffmeisterConcertosClassical periodD majorSonata form

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