Così fan tutte Overture, K. 588
This guide follows Mozart’s Così fan tutte Overture, K. 588 (1790) in one part.
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Follow all 5 sections as they play
– 0:01–4:25
The opens with a lyrical oboe tune that is interrupted, said to depict the women objecting to the disguised suitors. The 'Così fan tutte' then leads into the (A), which begins with soft, scurrying quavers that build to a syncopated figure for the full orchestra, followed by quiet 'whispering' phrases. The central section (B) develops these ideas. The opening material (A′), and in the the reappears in longer notes to the piece with a comic flourish.
- A
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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