The explanatory title of the present investigation: The Clarinet in Mozart Instrumental

Works: from Chamber, to Symphonic and Concertante, encompasses not only the destiny of

the instrument in 18th century music, but also the categories of genre in which the clarinet is

used. The historical aspects, including the memorable moments in the expansion of the use of

the clarinet (the six concertos composed by J.M. Molter, Johann Stamitz concerto or the

Mannheim orchestra), refer to all of Mozart works in which the clarinet is used (and which

are related, in significant moments, to performer Anton Stadler), from the Divertimento KV

113 (1771), to the Concerto in A Major KV 622 (1791). The rhetorical interpretations and the

stylistic conclusions aim to establish Mozart role in the expansion of the use of the clarinet,

a charming instrument with an expressive sound, as Mozart contemporary, Daniel Schubart,

described it.

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