John Tavener's Kaleidoscopes is a tribute to Mozart for Solo Oboe Percussion and Strings lasting approximately 30 minutes. The work was commissioned by the Britten Sinfonia and first performed by themwith soloist Nicholas Daniel on 6th November 2006 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall London. This is the full score. In the composer's note Tavener explains his high regard for Mozart and how inKaleidoscopes he attempts to take Mozart's music and meditate upon it in four main cycles. He states that all the music has its source in Mozart whether it be rhythmic harmonic or contrapuntal.
