Divertimento No. 15 (Mozart)

The Divertimento No. 15 in B-flat major, K. 287, is a divertimento for two horns and strings by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He composed the work in six movements in 1777 for the name day of Countess Maria Antonia Lodron. It is also known as the Lodronische Nachtmusik Nr. 2.

Divertimento
No. 15
by W. A. Mozart
Mozart by J. N. della Croce, 1780
KeyB-flat major
CatalogueK. 287
Composed1777 (1777)
DedicationMaria Antonia Lodron
Performed13 June 1777 (1777-06-13)
Published1784 (1784)
Movements6
Scoring
  • 2 horns
  • strings

History

Mozart composed the divertimento in 1777 for the name day of Countess Maria Antonia Lodron, a family friend and member of the Salzburg aristocracy.[1] It was first performed on 13 June 1777 at an informal outdoor party.[2]

Instrumentation

This divertimento is scored for two horns and strings.

Movements

The divertimento is structured in six movements:

  1. Allegro (in B-flat major and in sonata form)
  2. Tema con variazioni (Andante) (theme and 6 variations, where the theme and all the variations are in F major)
  3. Menuetto - Trio (in B-flat major and in ternary form, trio in G minor)
  4. Adagio (in E-flat major and in sonata form)
  5. Menuetto - Trio (in B-flat major and in ternary form, trio in E-flat major)
  6. Andante - Allegro molto (in B-flat major, beginning with an introductory instrumental recitative, and in sonata rondo form)

References
  1. "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento No. 15 in B-flat major". Michael Morrison. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  2. Rochester, Marc. "Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) / Shanghai Mozart Dream". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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