Composition: 12 Horn Duos, K.487/496a (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)
| Title | 12 Horn Duos |
| Alternative title | 12 Duets |
| Creators | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer) |
| Opus | K.487 |
| Instrumentation | 2 horns |
| Number of movements | 12 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1786 |
| First published | 1802 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Duets |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro | — | — | — |
| Menuetto e Trio | — | — | — |
| Andante | — | — | — |
| Polonaise | — | — | — |
| Larghetto | — | — | — |
| Menuetto e Trio | — | — | — |
| Adagio | — | — | — |
| Allegro | — | — | — |
| Menuetto e Trio | — | — | — |
| Andante | — | — | — |
| Menuetto e Trio | — | — | — |
| Allegro | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 recorders | Alberto Gomez Gomez |
| view | Complete | oboe and English horn | — |
| view | Complete | English horn and viola | Alessandro Moraes |
| view | Complete | 2 clarinets | Jürgen Knuth |
| view | Complete | 2 clarinets | Richard Rau |
| view | Complete | clarinet and violin | Tom Van der Grinten |
| view | Complete | clarinet and viola | Jürgen Knuth |
| view | Complete | clarinet and viola | Richard Rau |
| view | Complete | clarinet and cello | Werner J.E. De Bleser |
| view | Complete | bass clarinet and cello | Werner J.E. De Bleser |
| view | Complete | 2 violins | — |
| view | Complete | violin and viola | — |
| view | Complete | 2 cellos | Orfeo Mandozzi |
| view | Complete | piano | Alberto Gomez Gomez |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | horn and trumpet | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | 2 trumpets | Klaus Heidtmann |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | 2 trumpets | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Minuetto allegretto (No.2) | clarinet and viola | Richard Rau |
| view | Andante (No.3) | trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Larghetto (No.5) | 2 trumpets | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Minuett (No.6) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Adagio (No.7) | 2 trumpets | Klaus Heidtmann |
| view | Adagio (No.7) | 2 trumpets | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Allegro (No.8) | horn and trumpet | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Allegro (No.8) | 2 trumpets | Klaus Heidtmann |
| view | Minuett (No.9) | trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Andante (No.10) | 2 flutes | Franz Anton Hoffmeister |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Selections (Nos.1, 3, 6) (parts) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Kunst- und Industrie-Comptoir | 1802 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1892 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter-Verlag | 1975 | Complete Score (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Mutopia | — | Complete Score · view 1. Allegro · view 2. Menuett · view 3. Andante · view 4. Polonaise · view 5. Larghetto · view 6. Menuett & Trio · view 7. Adagio · view 8. Allegro · view 9. Menuett & Trio · view 10. Allegro · view 11. Andante · view 12. Allegro · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Fabio Henrique Martins | 2022 | Complete Score · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score (C recorders) · view Complete Score (D recorders) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for oboe and English horn | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for English horn and viola |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 clarinets |
Jürgen Knuth | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 clarinets |
— | — | Complete Score (1 for left hand only) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet and violin |
Tom Van der Grinten | 2021 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet and viola |
Jürgen Knuth | — | 1. Allegro · view 2. Menuett · view 3. Andante · view 4. Polonaise · view 5. Larghetto · view 6. Menuetto e Trio · view 7. Adagio · view 8. Allegro · view 9. Menuett & Trio · view 10. Allegro · view 11. Menuett & Trio · view 12. Allegro · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet and viola |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (clarinet left hand only) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for bass clarinet and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (gray background) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and viola | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1893 | Complete Score · view Covers · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and viola | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and viola | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | Arrangement for horn and trumpet |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 trumpets |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 trumpets |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Minuetto allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for clarinet and viola |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante (No.3) | Arrangement for trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Larghetto (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 trumpets |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Minuett (No.6) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Adagio (No.7) | Arrangement for 2 trumpets |
Klaus Heidtmann | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio (No.7) | Arrangement for 2 trumpets |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro (No.8) | Arrangement for horn and trumpet |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro (No.8) | Arrangement for 2 trumpets |
Klaus Heidtmann | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Minuett (No.9) | Arrangement for trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Andante (No.10) | Arrangement for 2 flutes |
Klaus Heidtmann | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | 1. Allegro · file 2. Menuett · file 3. Andante · file 4. Polonaise · file 5. Larghetto · file 6. Menuetto e Trio · file 7. Adagio · file 8. Allegro · file 9. Menuett & Trio · file 10. Allegro · file 11. Andante · file 12. Allegro · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | 1. Allegro · file |
| view | Synthesized | For 2 Clarinets (Knuth) | 1. Allegro · file 2. Menuett · file 3. Andante · file 4. Polonaise · file 5. Larghetto · file 6. Menuetto e Trio · file 7. Adagio · file 8. Allegro · file 9. Menuett & Trio · file 10. Allegro · file 11. Andante · file 12. Allegro · file |
| view | Synthesized | For Clarinet and Viola (Knuth) | 1. Allegro · file 2. Menuett · file 3. Andante · file 4. Polonaise · file 5. Larghetto · file 6. Menuetto e Trio · file 7. Adagio · file 8. Allegro · file 9. Menuett & Trio · file 10. Allegro · file 11. Andante · file 12. Allegro · file |
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