The Divertimento No. 1 in E-flat major, K. 113, is the first divertimento by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (although he had previously composed the three cassations, K. 63, 99 and 100 in 1769). Composed in late 1771. It was most likely first performed on 22 or 23 November for a subscription concert in Milan.
The work was not composed, contrary to Mozart's other divertimenti, in Salzburg, but rather on his second visit to Italy. The most probable dates of composition are from 13 August to 15 December 1771. [1] The main purpose of the trip to Italy was for the production of Ascanio in Alba , a festa teatrale commissioned for the wedding celebrations in Milan for Ferdinand Karl (third son of Empress Maria Theresa) and Maria Beatrice d'Este, which was performed there on 17 October. [2]
The autograph score of K. 113 is inscribed in the hand of Leopold Mozart with: "Concerto ò sia Divertimento à 8", and dated "Milano nel Mese Novemb: 1771". The work was most likely performed at a subscription concert on 22 or 23 November, and may have been mentioned in a letter that Leopold sent to his wife in Salzburg, stating: "...strong music we heard yesterday at Herr von Mayr's", although this has not been confirmed. [1]
The work is scored for two clarinets in B, two horns in E-flat, in F for the second movement, and strings. Later, Mozart re-scored the piece for a wind ensemble of pairs of oboes, clarinets, cor anglais, bassoons, horns and strings, although most performances use the earlier version. It is set in four movements: [1]
All four movements are relatively short, beginning with a breezy Allegro, an Andante, a relatively traditional minuet with a trio in G minor and a vivacious finale Allegro. All the movements are reminiscent of the concertante form, making constant use of the two pairs of wind instruments as soloists throughout the work. [1]
The Symphony No. 39 in E♭ major of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, K. 543, was completed on 26 June 1788.
The Serenade No. 10 for winds in B-flat major, K. 361/370a, is a serenade by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart scored for thirteen instruments: twelve winds and string bass. The piece was probably composed in 1781 or 1782 and is often known by the subtitle Gran Partita, though the title is a misspelling and not in Mozart's hand. It consists of seven movements.
The Symphony No. 8 in D major,, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is dated 13 December 1768. Mozart wrote the symphony in Vienna, when he was twelve years old, at a time when he and his family were already due to have returned home to Salzburg. In a letter to his friend in Salzburg, Johann Lorenz Hagenauer, Leopold Mozart says of the delay that "we could not bring our affairs to a conclusion earlier, even though I endeavored strenuously to do so." The autograph of the Symphony No. 8 is today preserved in the Berlin State Library.
Symphony No. 6 in F major, K. 43, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1767. According to Alfred Einstein in his 1937 revision of the Köchel catalogue, the symphony was probably begun in Vienna and completed in Olomouc, a Moravian city to which the Mozart family fled to escape a Viennese smallpox epidemic; see Mozart and smallpox.
Symphony No. 12 in G major, K. 110/75b, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was composed in Salzburg in the summer of 1771. The symphony was apparently prepared in anticipation of Mozart's second Italian journey, which was to take place between August and December 1771. The symphony is in four movements, the opening allegro being the longest movement that Mozart had written to that date. It is the first of a group of works "painted on a larger canvas and achieving a greater individuality than his earlier exuberant pieces".
Symphony No. 13 in F major, K. 112, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was written in Milan during his second journey to Italy in the autumn of 1771. The symphony is in four movements, the second of which is scored for strings alone. The third movement minuet may have been written earlier, and then incorporated into the symphony—the autograph manuscript shows the minuet copied in Leopold's hand. Nicholas Kenyon describes Symphony No. 13 as the last in "conventional mode"—thereafter "we are in the beginnings of a different world."
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's first four sonatas for keyboard and violin, K. 6–9 are among his earliest works, composed between 1762 and 1764. They encompass several of Mozart's firsts as a composer: for example, his first works incorporating the violin, his first works with more than a single instrument, his first works in more than one movement and his first works in sonata form. In fact, previous to this, all his works had been short solo-pieces for the harpsichord.
Divertimento No. 11 or Divertimento in D, K. 251, is a composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was written in July 1776 in Salzburg, possibly for the name day of Mozart's sister, Nannerl on July 26 or her birthday on July 30. The work is scored for oboe, two horns, two violins, viola and double bass.
The Serenade No. 4 in D major, K. 203/189b was written in August 1774 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for ceremonies at the University of Salzburg. It is nicknamed Colloredo after Mozart's patron, Count Hieronymus von Colloredo. The work is very similar to the serenade K. 204 composed for Salzburg the following summer.
The Symphony in F major "No. 42", K. 75, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart probably around March to August 1771 in Salzburg.
The Symphony "No. 43" in F major, K. 76/42a, was probably written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The Symphony in D major "No. 48", K. 111+120, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1771. The first two movements are from the overture to the opera Ascanio in Alba, K. 111, and the last movement, K. 120/111a, was composed separately.
The Symphony in C major "No. 46", K. 96/111b, was probably written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1771 in Milan.
The Symphony in A minor "Odense", K. Anh. 220/16a, was formerly attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. If the Odense Symphony had truly been Mozart's, it would be among only three of Mozart's symphonies to be written in a minor key. It is now considered certain that the symphony is not by Mozart.
The Divertimento No. 15 in B-flat major, K. 287, is a divertimento for two horns and strings by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He composed the work in six movements in 1777 for the name day of Countess Maria Antonia Lodron. It is also known as the Lodronische Nachtmusik Nr. 2.
The Divertimento No. 17 in D major, K. 334/320b was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart between 1779 and 1780 and was possibly composed for commemorating the graduation of a close friend of Mozart's, Georg Sigismund Robinig, from his law studies at the University of Salzburg in 1780. Lasting about 42 minutes, it is the longest of the divertimenti by Mozart.
The divertimenti in B-flat major, K 186/159b, and E-flat major, K 166/159d, are two companion compositions for pairs of oboes, English horns, clarinets, horns and bassoons by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The divertimenti in F major, B-flat major, E-flat major, F major, and B-flat major are five companion compositions for pairs of oboes, horns and bassoons by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The Cassation in G major, K. 63 is a cassation for orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed around 1769 for the celebration of finalists from the University of Salzburg. The work is one of three smaller-scale compositions, all written in 1769.
The Cassation in D major, K. 100/62a is a composition for orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was composed in Salzburg in 1769, along with two other similar works, K. 63 and 99. It is set in eight movements.
