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Serenade No. 5 (Mozart)
The Serenade No. 5 in D major, Köchel catalogue, K. 204/213a was written on 5 August 1775 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for ceremonies at the University of Salzburg.Neal Zaslaw, Zaslaw, Neal, ''The Compleat Mozart: a Guide to the Musical Works'', pp. 233–234 (New York, 1990) The work is very similar to the Serenade No. 4 (Mozart), serenade K. 203, composed for Salzburg the previous summer. Structure The serenade is scored for two oboes (doubling flutes), bassoon, two Natural horn, horns, two trumpets and string section, strings. There are seven movement (music), movements: #Tempo#Italian tempo markings, Allegro assai, 4/4 #Tempo#Italian tempo markings, Andante moderato in A major, 3/4 #Allegro in A major, 2/2 #Minuet, 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. The second, third and fourth movements all feature the solo violin promi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D Major
D major (or the key of D) is a major scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature has two sharps. Its relative minor is B minor and its parallel minor is D minor. The D major scale is: : Characteristics According to Paolo Pietropaolo, D major is Miss Congeniality: it is persistent, sunny, and energetic. D major is well-suited to violin music because of the structure of the instrument, which is tuned G D A E. The open strings resonate sympathetically with the D string, producing a sound that is especially brilliant. This is also the case with all other orchestral strings. Thus, it is no coincidence that many classical composers throughout the centuries have chosen to write violin concertos in D major, including those by Mozart ( No. 2, 1775, No. 4, 1775); Ludwig van Beethoven (1806); Paganini ( No. 1, 1817); Brahms (1878); Tchaikovsky (1878); Prokofiev ( No. 1, 1917); Stravinsky (1931); and Korngold ( 1945). The k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |