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Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major), K. 525, is a 1787 composition for a chamber ensemble by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). The German title means "a little night music". The work is written for an ensemble of two violins, viola, cello and double bass, but is often performed by string orchestras.
- 10 August 1787
- G major
- Four
- 1827, Offenbach am Main
Mozart produced many serenades, the 13th of which, nicknamed Eine kleine Nachtmusik, is his best known. The four-movement work opens with a bright allegro in sonata form, and a slow, lyrical second movement follows. The third movement is a light minuet, and the finale is a brisk rondo.
- Betsy Schwarm
Mozart's handwritten catalogue lists the work as Eine kleine Nacht Musik, bestehend in einem Allegro, Menuett und Trio. - Romance. Menuett und Trio, und Finale. The autograph, originally consisting of eight leaves, is missing folio 3, therefore suggesting that that leaf contained the missing movement.
- A Little Night Music ; Serenade No.13
- K.525
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Mar 13, 2018 · Its title translates as A Little Night Music, although it is really called Serenade number thirteen and was the last of its kind that Mozart wrote. The version we are familiar with today comprises of four movements: Allegro; Romanze; Menuetto and Rondo: Allegro. Read also: Interesting Mozart Facts.
A Little Night Music is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night, it involves the romantic lives of several couples. Its title is a literal English translation of the German name for Mozart's Serenade No. 13, K. 525, Eine kleine Nachtmusik.
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