Serenade No. 6 (Mozart)

The Serenade No. 6 for Orchestra 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.^[1]

It has three movements:

Marcia (maestoso)
Minuetto
Rondo (allegretto)

It is scored for

Two small orchestras
- 1st violin (soloist), 2nd violin (soloist), 1st viola, double bass
- 1st violin, 2nd violin, 2nd viola, cello, timpani.

The title Serenata notturna has also been used by Robin Holloway for a work for four horns and orchestra (his opus 52, 1982).^[2]

References

^ Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachmusik, Serenata of London, from CD booklet written by Leonard Burkat, 1987, MCA Records (bar code 0-7674-251662-2-2)
^ "Chronological List of Works by Holloway". University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2006-08-20. Retrieved 2008-01-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Serenade No. 6 (Mozart): Score and critical report (in German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
Serenata Notturna (Mozart): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Performance of Serenade No. 6 by A Far Cry from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format

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[1] Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachmusik, Serenata of London, from CD booklet written by Leonard Burkat, 1987, MCA Records (bar code 0-7674-251662-2-2)

[2] "Chronological List of Works by Holloway". University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2006-08-20. Retrieved 2008-01-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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