Mozart is one of the few composers who wrote music for the clarinet during the classical period. His clarinet concerto is extremely popular and is still widely performed today. However, there is a lot of confusion about the interpretation of music. Therefore, the question of time and ornaments will be discussed in this essay. The first difficulty artists face is deciding on an appropriate tempo for the music. Although the tempo markings are already indicated by the composer - Allegro for the 1st and 3rd movements and Adagio for the 2nd movement, these are only descriptive and relatively subjective terms, since different people can give interpretations for the same term. Furthermore, they do not provide precise information on playback speed. Therefore, to choose a good tempo, we should refer to the content of the music, which includes the time signature, rhythmic pattern and suggested mood. As shown in the score, both the 1st and 3rd movements have the same time signature (Fig. 1 and 2), but this does not suggest the same speed. Normally, the 3rd movement...
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