Don Giovanni — Overture

W. A. MozartK. 527

Key

Dm

Time

C

Tempo

♩=60

AO focus

AO3

Form

Andante (D minor) introduction + Molto allegro (D major). The slow intro returns at the opera's denouement.

Teaching points

• Slow Andante in D minor → Molto allegro D major
• Andante material returns at the Commendatore scene
• AO3: overture as drama foreshadow