Serenade No. 6 (Mozart)

The Serenade No. 6 in D major, K. 239, Serenata notturna, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg, in 1776, for a group of four soloists and orchestra. Mozart's father, Leopold Mozart, wrote the title and a January 1776 date on the original manuscript.[1]

It has three movements.

1. Marcia (maestoso)
2. Minuetto
3. Rondo (allegretto)

It is a concertante work for a group of four soloists, two violins, viola and double bass, and a string orchestra with 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

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.

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