Formal, Harmonic and Timbre Innovations in the Divertimento KV 131 by W.A. Mozart
Formal, Harmonic and Timbre Innovations in the Divertimento KV 131 by W.A. Mozart

Summary/Abstract: The Divertimento KV 131, is a rare work in concert halls, being considered a work of youth, but a closer look at the score brings attention to strange exceptions to the style of the time. The orchestral composition, with the quintet of strings, woods and four (natural) horns is an atypical case. The hexapartite construction, with two minuets, is also unexpected. But the appearance, in these minuets, of three or two trios, which transforms the traditional tripartite structure into rondo forms, is an absolute premiere and according to the analyst's knowledge, a unique case in Mozart's creation. The use of incomplete sonata forms, with a recapitulation section starting from the bridge, or from the secondary theme, or without the Developing section, denotes either the knowledge of Scarlatti's creations, or an extraordinary freedom. Certain key moments are treated intensely chromatically, with altered chords and chromatic modulations, which anticipate the late romantic harmony.

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