Talk:Fantasia No. 3 (Mozart)

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[edit] Ending in D Major

Its not really that unusual for a D Minor piece to end in D Major. In the classical era, the minor mode was considered "inherently unstable" and switching to the major mode for resolution was a very common way for a minor-key piece to end. Sure, there were cases where Mozart stunk with the minor key until the very end (Piano Concerto No. 24 (Mozart) and Symphony No. 40 (Mozart)) but there were other works were he finished off in the tonic major (Piano Concerto No. 20 (Mozart)). DavidRF 20:57, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Oh, it certainly isn't unusual to develop from minor to major; but I think it's pretty unusual for a piece of this scope. I don't think you'll find many examples of this. (Frankly, I don't think 100 measures is enough room to do it properly.) Also, though I'm unsure where the original piece ends and the added-on conclusion begins, my guess is that it occurs somewhere around measure 94, where the minor mode reappears briefly, perhaps indicating that Mozart would have concluded the piece in D minor. --Todeswalzer|Talk 22:49, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

I read this again and my first reaction was to add a fact tag. Its been ten months, but I still disagree. 100 measures is plenty of time to change keys. Check the article on Double variation, you can switch from minor to major every dozen bars or so no problem. DavidRF 02:37, 5 November 2007 (UTC)