Serenade No. 6 (Mozart)

The Serenade No. 6 in D major, K. 239, Serenata notturna, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg, in 1776, for a group of four soloists and orchestra. Mozart's father, Leopold Mozart, wrote the title and a January 1776 date on the original manuscript.[1]

It has three movements.

  1. Marcia (maestoso)
  2. Minuetto
  3. Rondo (allegretto)

It is a concertante work for a group of four soloists, two violins, viola and double bass, and a string orchestra with timpani.

The title Serenata notturna has also been used by Robin Holloway for a work for four horns and orchestra (his opus 52, 1982).[2]

  1. ^ Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachmusik, Serenata of London, from CD booklet written by Leonard Burkat, 1987, MCA Records (bar code 0-7674-251662-2-2)
  2. ^ "Chronological List of Works by Holloway". University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2006-08-20. Retrieved 2008-01-12.