Rondo in C for Violin and Orchestra (Mozart)
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The Rondo in C for Violin and Orchestra, K.
373, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in April of 1781
. The rondo was likely written for Italian violinst Antonio Brunetti, who is known to have also requested both the Adagio in E
and Rondo in B-flat
. The Rondo in C, however, was written years after the five numbered violin concertos. The work is scored for solo violin
, two oboe
s, two horn
s and strings
.
Köchel-Verzeichnis
The Köchel-Verzeichnis is a complete, chronological catalogue of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart which was originally created by Ludwig von Köchel. It is abbreviated K or KV. For example, Mozart's Requiem in D minor was, according to Köchel's counting, the 626th piece Mozart composed....
373, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
in April of 1781
1781 in music
- Events :*March - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart moves to Vienna to pursue his career, but is passed over in favour of Antonio Salieri as music teacher of Princess of Württemberg....
. The rondo was likely written for Italian violinst Antonio Brunetti, who is known to have also requested both the Adagio in E
Adagio in E for Violin and Orchestra (Mozart)
The Adagio in E for Violin and Orchestra, K. 261, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1776. It was probably a replacement movement for the original slow movement of his Violin Concerto No. 5 in A...
and Rondo in B-flat
Rondo in B-flat for Violin and Orchestra (Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Rondo in B-flat for Violin and Orchestra, K. 269/261a, was likely composed between 1775 and 1777 as a replacement finale for the K. 207. Like the Adagio in E and Rondo in C, the Rondo in B-flat was requested by Italian violinist Antonio Brunetti...
. The Rondo in C, however, was written years after the five numbered violin concertos. The work is scored for solo violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, two oboe
Oboe
The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
s, two horn
Horn (instrument)
The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
s and strings
String section
The string section is the largest body of the standard orchestra and consists of bowed string instruments of the violin family.It normally comprises five sections: the first violins, the second violins, the violas, the cellos, and the double basses...
.