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The Maurerische Trauermusik (Masonic Funeral Music) in C minor, K. 477 (K. 479a), is an orchestral work composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1785[1] in his capacity as a member of the Freemasons.

History

Mozart's own entry into his catalogue under the heading "July 1785" may be an error; he most likely forgot to enter a new heading for November.[2] It was performed during a Masonic funeral service held on 17 November 1785 in memory of two of Mozart's Masonic brethren,[3] Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Count Franz Esterházy von Galántha,[4] members of the Viennese aristocracy.

The work uses the Gregorian chant psalm-tone, tonus peregrinus.[citation needed] The work is scored for 2 oboes, 1 clarinet, 3 basset horns, 1 contrabassoon, 2 horns and strings.[5] The basset horn parts were written for fellow Freemasons Anton David and Vincent Springer.[1]

On 20 November 2021 a new arrangement by Giulio Castronovo, created as to match the orchestration of Mozart's Requiem in D minor, K. 626, (2 basset horns in F, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets in D, 3 trombones, timpani and strings[6]), was premiered in the Schlosskirche Bayreuth [de] by the baroque orchestra La Banda conducted by Sebastian Ruf as an introduction to a performance of the Requiem.[7][failed verification]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Heartz, Daniel (2009). Mozart, Haydn and Early Beethoven: 1781–1802. New York: W. W. Norton. p. 443.
  2. ^ "Symphonies: Series IV — Orchestral Works" (PDF). Neue Mozart-Ausgabe. 10 (11): IX. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Rosselli, John (1998). The Life of Mozart. Cambridge University Press. p. 116.
  4. ^ Cliff Eisen (2006). The Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia, Cambridge University Press, Inc. p. 168
  5. ^ Score
  6. ^ "Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music (Maurerische Trauermusik) KV 477 - arrangement matching the orchestration of the Requiem KV 626".
  7. ^ "Mozart Requiem", Schlosskirchenmusik Bayreuth, November 2021 (in German)

Further reading

  • Konrad, Ulrich (2020). Fragen zur Maurerischen Trauermusik KV 477, Mozart Studien, 27, p. 155–176
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