K. Anh.H 10,16

Canon en si♭ pour 4 voix à l’unisson (K. Anh.H 10,16)

di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Silverpoint drawing of Mozart by Dora Stock, 1789
Mozart, silverpoint by Dora Stock, 1789 — last authenticated portrait

Le Canon en si♭ pour 4 voix Ă  l’unisson (K. Anh.H 10,16) est un minuscule casse-tĂȘte vocal, que l’on situe avec prudence Ă  Vienne vers 1788, lorsque Mozart avait 32 ans. Son attribution est douteuse, mais l’Ɠuvre subsiste dans des sources liĂ©es Ă  la tradition du canon de la fin du XVIIIe siĂšcle, que Mozart cultiva avec un plaisir tout particulier durant ses derniĂšres annĂ©es viennoises.

Origines et contexte

K. Anh.H 10,16 est transmis comme un bref canon Ă  quatre voix « Ă  l’unisson » (c’est-Ă -dire une seule ligne Ă©crite destinĂ©e Ă  engendrer quatre parties simultanĂ©es), et il est parfois datĂ© de Vienne en 1788 dans des catalogues modernes [1] [2]. On ne connaĂźt aucun autographe sĂ»r, et la piĂšce est gĂ©nĂ©ralement considĂ©rĂ©e comme d’attribution incertaine — mĂȘme lorsqu’elle figure aux cĂŽtĂ©s de canons authentifiĂ©s de Mozart [3] [4].

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La date proposĂ©e la placerait nĂ©anmoins tout prĂšs de l’épisode bien documentĂ© de composition de canons chez Mozart au dĂ©but de septembre 1788, pĂ©riode oĂč ces miniatures relevaient Ă  la fois du contrepoint savant et d’une pratique musicale conviviale entre amis.

CaractĂšre musical

Ce qui figure « sur la page » est, pour l’essentiel, l’idĂ©e mĂȘme du canon : une mĂ©lodie compacte en si♭ majeur, conçue pour ĂȘtre imitĂ©e strictement par trois voix successives, et produire ainsi une texture Ă  quatre parties Ă  partir d’une notation minimale [3]. À l’exĂ©cution, ce type de piĂšce sonne gĂ©nĂ©ralement comme un tissage contrapuntique rapide — chaque entrĂ©e s’emboĂźtant dans la suivante — oĂč des cadences consonantes doivent ĂȘtre prĂ©vues Ă  l’avance afin d’accommoder le chevauchement des lignes.

Comme la documentation conservĂ©e est mince, il est plus prudent d’entendre K. Anh.H 10,16 moins comme une Ɠuvre « de dĂ©claration » que comme un exercice canonique fonctionnel ou une piĂšce de table : concise, ingĂ©nieusement autosuffisante, et destinĂ©e Ă  ĂȘtre rĂ©alisĂ©e par des chanteurs capables, qui savourent l’instant oĂč une seule ligne s’épanouit en quatre voix.

[1] MozartPortal composition page with basic catalog data for K. Anh.H 10,16.

[2] Wikipedia Köchel catalogue table entry listing Anh.H 10,16 as “Canon in B-flat for 4 voices in 1” with September 1788/Vienna placement.

[3] Digital Mozart Edition (Mozarteum): NMA III/10 table of contents listing “Canon for four voices [in B] K. Anh. H 10/16 (562a)” with score/audio links.

[4] IMSLP work page for “Canon for 4 Voices in B-flat major, K.562a,” including an authorship note and public-domain materials/recordings.