Maurerische Trauermusik

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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.

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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 ]

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References

  1. 1 2 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
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  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)

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