Divertimento No. 15 (Mozart)
The Divertimento No. 15, K. 287, Lodronische Nachtmusik No. 2 was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1777 to commemorate the name day of Countess Maria Antonia Lodron, a family friend and member of the Salzburg aristocracy.[1]
Instrumentation[]
This divertimento is scored for strings and 2 horns.
Movements[]
This divertimento consists of 6 movements:
- Allegro (in B-flat major and in sonata form)
- Tema con variazioni (Andante) (theme and 6 variations, where the theme and all the variations are in F major)
- Menuetto - Trio (in B-flat major and in ternary form, trio in G minor)
- Adagio (in E-flat major and in sonata form)
- Menuetto - Trio (in B-flat major and in ternary form, trio in E-flat major)
- Andante - Allegro molto (in B-flat major, beginning with an introductory instrumental recitative, and in sonata rondo form)
See also[]
Divertimento No. 17 in D major, K. 334
References[]
- ^ "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento No. 15 in B-flat major". Michael Morrison. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- Serenades and divertimenti by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Compositions in B-flat major
- 1777 compositions