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.
[Zaslaw, Neal and William Cowdery (1990) ''The Compleat Mozart: A Guide to the Musical Works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart'', p. 242, Norton. ] The work is scored for
oboe, two
horns, two
violins,
viola and
double bass.
Movements
There are six movements:
#''Molto allegro'' (in D major)
#''Menuetto'' (in D major)
#''Andantino'' (in A major)
#''Menuetto (Tema con variazioni)'' (in D major)
#''Rondo (Allegro assai)'' (in D major)
#''Marcia alla francese'' (in D major)
The opening movement is in
monothematic sonata form where instead of a true second subject in the
dominant key of
A major
A major (or the key of A) is a major scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has three sharps. Its relative minor is F-sharp minor and its parallel minor is A minor. The key of A major is the only k ...
, the first subject appears in
A minor
A minor is a minor scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has no flats and no sharps. Its relative major is C major and its parallel major is A major.
The A natural minor scale is:
:
Changes ...
.
[ The trio of the first minuet is for strings only and the Andantino third movement is in rondo form. The fourth movement is an unusual mix of minuet and variation form. Here, the three variations serve as the "trios" with the minuet-theme returning da capo after each variation. The first variation features the solo oboe, the second features solo violin and in the third variation, the second violin makes runs underneath the theme. The horns are silent in all variations.][ The sixth movement is a rondo where the structure can be represented as "ABABA".
]
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Divertimento 11
1776 compositions
Compositions in D major
Compositions for septet
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