Flute Concerto No. 1 in G — 1st movement

W. A. MozartK. 313

Key

G

Time

C

Tempo

♩=120

AO focus

AO1

Form

Allegro maestoso — sonata form. One of Mozart's two flute concertos; the standard audition piece for the instrument. Mozart famously disliked the commission ('I cannot bear writing for an instrument I cannot stand') but the music doesn't show it.

Teaching points

• Audition standard — every conservatoire flute audition includes this. THE flute concerto
• Tonguing — the rapid passagework requires reliable double-tonguing in fast passages
• AO3: Mozart's stated dislike of the flute vs the polished result — discuss artistic professionalism