The composer's entry for this work in his catalog states that it originally had five movements, with the original second movement, a minuet being removed.
The composer's entry for this work in his catalog states that it originally had five movements, with the original second movement, a minuet being removed. The work differs from similar works in the genre by the composer in its comparatively lean scoring: two violins, viola, cello, and double bass. Theorized to have been written in response to an earlier divertimento work, commonly known as "A musical joke," it is perhaps the best- known serenade in the classical repertoire. FTP, name this Serenade No. 13 by Mozart, which inspired a Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim.
The composer's entry for this work in his catalog states that it originally had five movements, with the original second movement, a minuet being removed.
{A Little Night Music} or {Eine kleine Nachtmusik} (accept early buzz of {Serenade No. 13})