Serenade No. 5 (Mozart)
The Serenade No. 5 in D major, K. 204/213a was written on 5 August 1775 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for ceremonies at the University of Salzburg.[1] The work is very similar to the serenade K. 203, composed for Salzburg the previous summer.
Structure[edit]
The serenade is scored for two oboes (doubling flutes), bassoon, two horns, two trumpets and strings. There are seven movements:
- Allegro assai, 4/4
- Andante moderato in A major, 3/4
- Allegro in A major, 2/2
- Menuetto & Trio, 3/4
- [Andante] in G major, 2/4
- Menuetto and Trio, 3/4
- Andantino Grazioso, 2/4 – Allegro, 3/8
The March in D, K. 215/213b, was used as an introduction or exit for this work.[1]
The second, third and fourth movements all feature the solo violin prominently, forming a three-movement violin concerto within the serenade. This is similar to the K. 203 serenade from the previous year. Mozart probably played the solo violin part himself.[1]
Like most of his orchestral serenades, a symphony was arranged from a subset of the serenade's movements. The "Serenade Symphony" for this work consists of movements one, five, six and seven (the non-concerto movements).[2]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c Zaslaw, Neal, The Compleat Mozart: a Guide to the Musical Works, pp. 233–234 (New York, 1990) ISBN 0-393-02886-0
- ^ Brown, A. Peter, The Symphonic Repertoire (Volume 2). Indiana University Press (ISBN 025333487X), pp. 340–341 (2002).
External links[edit]
- Serenade in D KV 204: Score and critical report (in German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
- Serenade in D major, K.204/213a: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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