Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3 Divertimenti
Salzburg Symphony Nos. 1-3, K. 136-138/125a-c
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3 Divertimenti
Salzburg Symphony Nos. 1-3, K. 136-138/125a-c
- Instrumentation String Orchestra
- Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Series Kalmus Orchestra Library
- Edition Score
- Publisher Edwin F. Kalmus
- Order no. K-A105601
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Description:
In 1772, a 16 year old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote 7 of his 41 symphonies. Having just returned from a trip to Italy with his father where he had been commissioned to write a serenata for the wedding of Archduke Ferdinand and Beatrice D'Este, his return home resulted in a year of composing. In addition to the symphonies, Mozart wrote three divertimenti, a largely minor work for most other composers, but which Mozart elevated to the complexity found in the fairly new symphonic form. The three divertimenti from 1772, K136 - K138, are often called his “Salzburg Symphonies.” They may be performed as either a string orchestra (4-4-3-3-3 in set) or as a string quartet.