Mozart Violin Sheet Music
In 1756 — the very year Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born — his father Leopold published the Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule, a landmark treatise that would shape violin pedagogy for generations.¹ The irony is almost too perfect: the man who literally wrote the book on violin playing raised the composer who would give the instrument some of its most radiant music.
Mozart's violin output is vast. Five concertos, thirty-six sonatas for piano and violin, the Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K. 364, and a large body of serenades and divertimenti with prominent violin writing — taken together, this is one of the richest violin repertoires in classical music. Browse all Mozart violin works in our Köchel catalogue
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The five concertos a nineteen-year-old wrote in a single year
Mozart composed all five violin concertos (K. 207, K. 211, K. 216, K. 218, K. 219) in 1775, while serving as a court musician in Salzburg. He was nineteen. An accomplished violinist himself — his father had seen to that — he would later gravitate toward the piano and the viola, making these concertos all the more striking as the concentrated work of a young virtuoso still close to the instrument.
Two have become undisputed favourites. The Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216, is the most frequently performed and the natural first concerto for advancing students; it sits at ABRSM's ARSM diploma level and carries a Henle difficulty rating of 7. Its slow movement, which Alfred Einstein described as music that "seems to have fallen straight from heaven," is among the most beautiful things Mozart ever wrote. The Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 — the "Turkish," named for its spirited rondo finale — is equally beloved. Mozart's Violin Concertos
Sonatas, the Sinfonia Concertante, and shorter gems
The thirty-six sonatas for piano and violin span Mozart's entire creative life, from the childhood works written on European tours (K. 6 through K. 31) to the great Viennese masterpieces — K. 376, K. 379, K. 454, and the brilliant K. 526 in A major. These are true duo works: the piano is no mere accompanist but an equal or even dominant partner. Alongside them stands the Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat, K. 364, for violin, viola, and orchestra — one of Mozart's greatest works in any genre. Smaller pieces like the Rondo in C major, K. 373, and the stand-alone Adagio in E major, K. 261, round out an extraordinarily varied catalogue. Mozart Piano Sheet Music
Finding the right edition
For printed scores, Henle Urtext is the standard choice for sonatas and concertos alike, while Bärenreiter's performing editions, drawn directly from the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe, are preferred for orchestral parts and come with marked bowings and fingerings. Eulenburg and Bärenreiter both publish reliable study scores. Virtual Sheet Music offers high-quality digital downloads with audio accompaniment tracks. And the entire Neue Mozart-Ausgabe is available free at dme.mozarteum.at — a remarkable resource for anyone serious about getting as close to Mozart's manuscript intentions as possible. Henle vs. Bärenreiter: Which Edition to Buy?
Leopold's treatise taught Europe how to play the violin. His son's music gave it something eternal to play.
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¹ Leopold Mozart, *Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule* (Augsburg, 1756). The treatise remained a standard pedagogical text for decades and has been translated into several languages, including the English edition with a preface by Alfred Einstein.