 The three dances of K. 605 are usually listed with the six dances of K. 600 and the four of K. 602 as "Dreizehn deutsche Tänze" (Thirteen German Dances).The pieces first appear on 12 February 1791 on Mozart's "List of all my Works", and are the penultimate set of German Dances that Mozart would compose before his death on 5 December 1791.The dances are scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, violins I and II, violoncellos, and double basses.