1777 composition be W. A. Mozart
Divertimento Other name Zweite Lodronische Nachtmusik Key B-flat major Catalogue K. 287Composed 1777 (1777 ) Dedication Maria Antonia Lodron Performed 13 June 1777 (1777-06-13 ) Published 1784 (1784 ) Movements 6 Scoring
The Divertimento No. 15 in B-flat major , K . 287, is a divertimento for two horns and strings by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . He composed the work in six movements in 1777 for the name day of Countess Maria Antonia Lodron. It is also known as the Lodronische Nachtmusik Nr. 2 .
History
Mozart composed the divertimento in 1777 for the name day of Countess Maria Antonia Lodron, a family friend and member of the Salzburg aristocracy.[ 1] It was first performed on 13 June 1777 at an informal outdoor party.[ 2]
Instrumentation
This divertimento is scored for two horns in B-flat and strings .
Movements
The divertimento is structured in six 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 )
In ballet theatre
In 1952 George Balanchine choreographed for his company New York City Ballet a piece titled Caracole to this music. A few years later, he restaged it for a celebration of Mozart's bicentenary with some changes in score, choreography, costumes and set design as Divertimento No. 15 . The ballet was premiered on 31 May 1956 at the American Shakespeare Theatre , Stratford, Connecticut .
References
External links
Gallimathias musicum , K. 32
No. 1 in E♭ , K. 113
No. 3 in E♭ , K. 166
No. 4 in B♭ , K. 186
No. 8 in F, K. 213
No. 9 in B♭ , K. 240
No. 11 in D, K. 251
No. 12 in E♭ , K. 252
No. 13 in F, K. 253
No. 14 in B♭ , K. 270
No. 15 in B♭ , K. 287
No. 17 in D, K. 334
A Musical Joke in F, K. 522
Divertimento in E♭ , K. 563
Doubtful
No. 16 in B♭ , K. 289
List of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart