Composition: Ein musikalischer Spaß, K.522 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)
| Title | Ein musikalischer Spaß |
| Alternative title | Ein musikalischer Spass ; A Musical Joke ; Divertimento ; Bauernsinfonie ; Die Dorfmusikanten; Sextetto |
| Creators | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer) |
| Opus | K.522 |
| Instrumentation | 2 horns, 2 violins, viola and bass |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | F major |
| Composed | 1787 |
| First published | 1797 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Divertimentos |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro | — | — | — |
| Menuett: Maestoso | — | — | — |
| Adagio cantabile | — | — | — |
| Presto | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Robin Smith |
| view | Complete | 2 recorders 2 flutes |
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| view | Selections | 8 recorders | Jaap Wiebes |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Schlesinger | — | Complete Score Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1881 | Complete Score Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter-Verlag | 1976 | Complete Score (scan) |
| view | Complete | parts | Johann André | 1797 | Complete Parts |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Horn 1, 2 (F) Violins I, II Viola Cellos and Basses |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score Flute Oboe Clarinet (B) Bassoon Horn |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 recorders 2 flutes |
Jürgen Knuth | — | 4. Presto Engraving files (Capella) |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 8 recorders |
— | — | Nos.1-2 |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | — | Complete Recording | |
| view | Synthesized | For 2 Flutes or 2 Recorders (Knuth) | 4. Presto |
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