Composition: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.525 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)
| Title | Eine kleine Nachtmusik |
| Alternative title | A Little Night Music ; Serenade No.13 |
| Creators | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer) |
| Opus | K.525 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass |
| Number of movements | 5 |
| Keys | G major |
| Composed | 1787 |
| First published | 1827 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Serenades |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Allegro | — | — | — |
| II. (Menuetto and Trio (lost)) | — | — | — |
| III. Romanze: Andante | — | — | — |
| IV. Menuetto: Allegretto | — | — | — |
| V. Rondo: Allegro | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | Jane Vivienne Thomas |
| view | Complete | salon orchestra | Franz Willms |
| view | Complete | wind band | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Complete | 4 recorders | Angelo Malcontenti |
| view | Complete | 4 saxophones | Jacques Larocque |
| view | Complete | 4 saxophones | Brian Einstein Lassiter |
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | — |
| view | Complete | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Otto Singer II |
| view | Complete | piano | Roberto Novegno |
| view | Complete | piano | Otto Singer II |
| view | Complete | piano | Ludwig Stark |
| view | Complete | piano | Ludwig Überfeldt |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Selections | 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass | — |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Melanie Bradford |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | 4 ukuleles | Thomas Preece |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | 4 cellos 3 cellos and double bass |
Tolga Karaca |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | organ | Roland Lopes |
| view | Romanze (No.2) | horn, piccolo trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Romanze (No.2) | violin, cello and piano | Nikolaj Hansen |
| view | Romanze (No.2) | organ | Henry Coleman |
| view | Menuetto (No.3) | 2 piano 8 hands | Edmund Parlow |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1787 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1883 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | — | Augener | — | Complete Parts · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter-Verlag | 1955 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | — | Caracas: Miguel Angel Cardozo-Montilla | 2017 | Violins I · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Violins III (substitute for Violas) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Editio Fontana | 2021 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view I. Allegro - score and parts · view II. Romanze: Andante - score and parts · view III. Menuetto: Allegretto - score and parts · view IV. Rondo: Allegro - score and parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for salon orchestra |
Schott | 1930 | Conductor Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for wind band |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view Parts D Tr Tn B · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 saxophones |
Saint-Maurice | — | Complete Score · view Soprano Saxophone (B) · view Alto Saxophone (E) · view Tenor Saxophone (B) · view Baritone Saxophone (E) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 saxophones |
Brian Einstein Lassiter | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello | Bärenreiter-Verlag | 1955 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Ludwig Doblinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass; selections | — | — | Nos.2-4 - Violin Part · view |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn (F) · view |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | Arrangement for 4 ukuleles |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | Arrangement for 4 cellos 3 cellos and double bass |
Tolga Karaca | 2018 | Complete Score · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view Cello 3 · view Cello 4 (or Double Bass) · view |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Romanze (No.2) | Arrangement for horn, piccolo trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Romanze (No.2) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Hansen | 1912 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Romanze (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Oxford University Press | 1954 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuetto (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Arthur P. Schmidt | 1907 | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | A Far Cry (ensemble) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (orchestra) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | For Wind Band (Rondeau) | I. Allegro · file II. Romanze: Andante · file III. Menuetto: Allegretto · file IV. Rondo: Allegro · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | For Piano (Novegno) | I. Allegro · file II. Romance · file III. Menuetto · file IV. Rondo · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | For Piano (Tore) | Synthesized Performance · file I. Allegro · file I. Allegro · file II. Romance · file I. Allegro (in E) · file III. Menuetto · file IV. Rondo · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | For Piano (Tore) | Synthesized Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Allegro (No.1) | — | — | Synthesized Performance · file |
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