Serenade No. 6 (Mozart)
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The Serenade for Orchestra No. 6 in D major K. 239, Serenata notturna, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in Salzburg
, in 1776. Mozart's father, Leopold Mozart, wrote the title and a January 1776 date on the original manuscript.
It has three movements
:
It is scored for
for a work for four horns and orchestra (his opus 52, 1982).
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 Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
, in 1776. Mozart's father, Leopold Mozart, wrote the title and a January 1776 date on the original manuscript.
It has three movements
Movement (music)
A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession...
:
- Marcia (maestoso)
- MinuetMinuetA minuet, also spelled menuet, is a social dance of French origin for two people, usually in 3/4 time. The word was adapted from Italian minuetto and French menuet, and may have been from French menu meaning slender, small, referring to the very small steps, or from the early 17th-century popular...
to - Rondo (allegretto)
It is scored for
- Two small orchestras
- 1st violin (soloist), 2nd violin (soloist), 1st viola, double bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
- 1st violin, 2nd violin, 2nd viola, cello, timpani.
- 1st violin (soloist), 2nd violin (soloist), 1st viola, double bass
See also
The title, Serenata notturna has also been used by Robin HollowayRobin Holloway
Robin Greville Holloway is an English composer.-Early life:From 1952 to 1957, he was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral...
for a work for four horns and orchestra (his opus 52, 1982).